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Ellisa Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
A confusing sentence
Hi, teachers!
I have a confusing sentence so I bring it up here.
It says:
The poet of the above poem attack the snobbery of both a woman and the speaker. For this, the poet draws on ironies as main figuration and simile.
What I understood is 'For this, the poet draws on ironies as main figuration and ironies as simile.
But my friend told me it means 'For this, the poet draws on ironies as main figuration and on simile.
Which one would you choose appropriate?
Thanks in advance:D
I have a confusing sentence so I bring it up here.
It says:
The poet of the above poem attack the snobbery of both a woman and the speaker. For this, the poet draws on ironies as main figuration and simile.
What I understood is 'For this, the poet draws on ironies as main figuration and ironies as simile.
But my friend told me it means 'For this, the poet draws on ironies as main figuration and on simile.
Which one would you choose appropriate?
Thanks in advance:D
Top answer
This is badly written throughout (appears not to have been written by a native English speaker). The second interpretation seems to be what was intended, since the concept of "ironies as simile" seems to make little sense.
- This is badly written throughout (appears not to have been written by a native English speaker).
- The second interpretation seems to be what was intended, since the concept of "ironies as simile" seems to make little sense.
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This is badly written throughout (appears not to have been written by a native English speaker). The second interpretation seems to be what was intended, since the concept of "ironies as simile" seems to make little sense.
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