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Hungry Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

Grammar Mistakes?

1b00Any grammar mistakes in the following text?02b02br
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00He repeats the third line in order to imprint it on the reader’s memory, as well as to foreground the presence of a non-literal meaning, but not the meaning itself. In other words, the repetition gives the reader of the poem the opportunity to go beyond the literal into the figurative. Furthermore, the poem has a strict rhyme scheme. The first three stanzas go: aaba bbcb ccdc. Three lines rhyme; the line that doesn't rhyme provides the rhyme for the next stanza. There are just enough stanzas to establish a pattern. The fourth stanza is the last. Since there is no stanza after the last one, the third line cannot have a none-rhyming line. Now, instead of having just three lines, or just four rhyming lines, the poet chose to repeat the last line. This gives a powerful feeling of "closure"; not only is there no new rhyme, there isn't even a new line. The first "sleep" disrupts the expectation (we would expect a non-rhyming line); the repetition wraps up the poem. 0-
  

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"02b 02br 02br 00Could someone please tell me which way I write, and if 01b 00'not'02b 00 after 01b 00'but'02b 00 necessary? Also, please tell me if there are more inconsistencies. 0-

  • "02b 02br 02br 00Could someone please tell me which way I write, and if 01b 00'not'02b 00 after 01b 00'but'02b 00 necessary?
  • Also, please tell me if there are more inconsistencies.
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0Someone has suggested me to say the first line like this 01b00"He repeats the third line in order to imprint it on the reader’s memory, 01font00and to02font00 foreground the presence of a non-literal meaning, but not the 01font00literal meaning02font00."02b02br
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0Hi,02br
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00Here are some corrections and suggestions.02br
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00Clive02br
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01b01font00Any grammar mistakes in the following text?02font02b02br
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01font00He repeats the third line in order to imprint it on the reader’s memory an
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0Hi,02br
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00This works very well, except:02br
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01font00and to emphasize the presence of a non-literal, rather than a literal, meaning.02font02br
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00This is not wrong. It's (a) a correct statement about the poem, and (b) a grammatically good sentence (but you should get rid of the comma af
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0Hi,02br
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00I think you might get more responses to this type of thread if you post it in the Poetry section of the Forum next time.05002br
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00Best wishes, Clive010id1
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10Hi,12br
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10I think you might get more responses to this type of thread if you poest it in the Poetry section of the Forum next time.15012br
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10Best wishes, Clive12br
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10Hi,02br
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0Hi,02br
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01font00you have put comma around this part (i.e., 01b00,02b00rather than a literal01b00,02b00 meaning). Are they really necessary?02font00 No, but I thought they were better style.02br
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00As for your other questions, I think they deal not with grammar
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0You mean they are grammatically OK., though they aren't really necessary. Right?02br
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00By the way, thanks a lot for the wishes.05002br
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00With great regards,02br
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00Hungry010id1

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