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Persian Learner Posted 8 years ago
Grammar
Throw
Hi,
The purpose of poetry is to “throw over [situations from common life] a certain coloring of imagination, whereby ordinary things should be presented to the mind in an unusual way."
Could the above be rewritten as the following?
The purpose of poetry is to “throw a certain coloring of imagination over situations from common life , whereby ordinary things should be presented to the mind in an unusual way."
The text goes back to the early 19th century, so I don't think the writer would have worded it that way today.
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Yes, though I am not certain why the square brackets are present in the first sentence. Have you added these just to show how you are grouping the phrase?
- Yes, though I am not certain why the square brackets are present in the first sentence.
- Have you added these just to show how you are grouping the phrase?
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Yes, though I am not certain why the square brackets are present in the first sentence. Have you added these just to show how you are grouping the phrase?
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