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Ant_222 Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
"...light of Sun and Moon..."
Hello, everybody!
I met this senence a while ago and have been poring over it for some time, but absolutely in vain.
«Light, light of Sun and Moon, he still feared and hated» — I can't imagine a reason to not use the defitite article before "light" and "sun" and "moon". Could you please provide one?
Thanks in advance,
Anton
I met this senence a while ago and have been poring over it for some time, but absolutely in vain.
«Light, light of Sun and Moon, he still feared and hated» — I can't imagine a reason to not use the defitite article before "light" and "sun" and "moon". Could you please provide one?
Thanks in advance,
Anton
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Hi, It seems like writing that is intended to be poetic, artistic in some way. Such writing sometimes, perhaps even often, does not follow all the normal rules of grammar. Do you have a context for this sentence?
- Hi, It seems like writing that is intended to be poetic, artistic in some way.
- Such writing sometimes, perhaps even often, does not follow all the normal rules of grammar.
- Do you have a context for this sentence?
- Where did you find it?
- Best wishes, Clive
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Hi,
It seems like writing that is intended to be poetic, artistic in some way. Such writing sometimes, perhaps even often, does not follow all the normal rules of grammar.
Do you have a context for this sentence? Where did you find it?
Best wishes, Clive
It seems like writing that is intended to be poetic, artistic in some way. Such writing sometimes, perhaps even often, does not follow all the normal rules of grammar.
Do you have a context for this sentence? Where did you find it?
Best wishes, Clive
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Thanks. It's from "The Lord of the Rings", when Gandalf tells Frodo what he has managed to know from (and about) Gollum. It's chapter II.
EDIT: What would this sentecne look like if written according to the rules of "correct" usage, without poetic and other licenses?
EDIT: What would this sentecne look like if written according to the rules of "correct" usage, without poetic and other licenses?
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Hi,
«Light, light of Sun and Moon, he still feared and hated»
He still feared and hated the light of the sun and the moon.
He still feared and hated light, particularly that of the sun and the moon.
Clive
«Light, light of Sun and Moon, he still feared and hated»
He still feared and hated the light of the sun and the moon.
He still feared and hated light, particularly that of the sun and the moon.
Clive
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I agree, I think it's trying to be poetic.
The same number of words in each part of the sentence:
"Light of sun and moon" (5)
"He still feared and hated" (5)
The same number of words in each part of the sentence:
"Light of sun and moon" (5)
"He still feared and hated" (5)
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