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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
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Using definite article before noun
Hi,
A couple days ago, when I was surfing the web for poetries, I stumbled upon this poem:
The Wisdom of Death
In the realization of Thee, we honour fellowship
In the acknowledgement of Thee, we cherish love
In fear of Thee, we acquaint God
Reaps by life ... sowed by death
The irony of the treasures of men
My question is, why does the author uses the article "the" before "realization" and "acknowledgement", but not before "fear" or "fellowship"?
Can anyone explain this to me?
Sincerely,
M Singh
A couple days ago, when I was surfing the web for poetries, I stumbled upon this poem:
The Wisdom of Death
In the realization of Thee, we honour fellowship
In the acknowledgement of Thee, we cherish love
In fear of Thee, we acquaint God
Reaps by life ... sowed by death
The irony of the treasures of men
My question is, why does the author uses the article "the" before "realization" and "acknowledgement", but not before "fear" or "fellowship"?
Can anyone explain this to me?
Sincerely,
M Singh
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Well, as for 'fear', it could just be the poet's ineptitude; it is not a very literate poem. 'The' is omitted before 'fellowship', however, because the word is used for the general quality, while 'realization' and 'acknowledgement' refer to specific instances of those qualities in use as actions.
- Well, as for 'fear', it could just be the poet's ineptitude; it is not a very literate poem.
- 'The' is omitted before 'fellowship', however, because the word is used for the general quality, while 'realization' and 'acknowledgement' refer to specific instances of those qualities in use as actions.
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Well, as for 'fear', it could just be the poet's ineptitude; it is not a very literate poem. 'The' is omitted before 'fellowship', however, because the word is used for the general quality, while 'realization' and 'acknowledgement' refer to specific instances of those qualities in use as actions.
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