What was the difference between a novel and a prose? Please, great gods

There was a big difference between novels and essays. A novel was a literary work that focused on stories, while prose was a literary work that focused on lyric, description, and discussion. Specifically, the following are the differences between them: A novel usually has a clear plot and narrates around the story, emphasizing the development and changes of the plot and characters. Prose, on the other hand, focused more on expressing the author's subjective feelings and emotions. It often used natural landscapes, character experiences, thoughts, and feelings to show them without a clear storyline. 2. Fictions usually use the first or third person narration while essays usually use the third person narration. 3. A novel usually has the use of elements such as characters, scenes, time, and place, while prose pays more attention to the expression of emotions and artistic conception. 4. The number of words in a novel is usually more than that in a prose because the novel needs to better express the story and the emotions of the characters, often requiring more details and descriptions. Prose, on the other hand, had fewer words and was more focused on expressing the author's thoughts and feelings. Although both novels and essays have the function of narration and expression, there are great differences in form, technique, content and so on.