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Wind blows
1. Wind blow off the rain.
Can you describe the image how blow off works on rain? Does the wind touch the rain and off from it? Or the wind is blowing the rain off?
2. Wind blow up the sunshine.
How do I know if this doesn't mean the wind is blowing up along/over the sunshine as in wind blow down the plain?
Thank you.
Can you describe the image how blow off works on rain? Does the wind touch the rain and off from it? Or the wind is blowing the rain off?
2. Wind blow up the sunshine.
How do I know if this doesn't mean the wind is blowing up along/over the sunshine as in wind blow down the plain?
Thank you.
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1. ( The ) wind blow s off the rain. My interpretation of this is that something is covered in raindrops, and a strong wind blows the raindrops off it.
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- ( The ) wind blow s off the rain.
- My interpretation of this is that something is covered in raindrops, and a strong wind blows the raindrops off it.
- If talking about the wind blowing away rain clouds, I would say "The wind blows away the rain" (or "The wind blows the rain away").
- (2) does not make any sense to me.
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1. (The) wind blows off the rain.
My interpretation of this is that something is covered in raindrops, and a strong wind blows the raindrops off it. If talking about the wind blowing away rain clouds, I would say "The wind blows away the rain" (or "The wind blows the rain away").
(2) does not make any sense to me.
My interpretation of this is that something is covered in raindrops, and a strong wind blows the raindrops off it. If talking about the wind blowing away rain clouds, I would say "The wind blows away the rain" (or "The wind blows the rain away").
(2) does not make any sense to me.
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Thank you GPY.
These are from this poem and have a look at it.
little wind blow on the hilltop;
Little wind, blow down the plain;
little wind, blow up the sunshine,
little wind, blow off the rain.
Now would the sunshine part make sense to you? If so, is the blow up part a transitive verb or an intransitive verb? in another word, is the wind blowing the sunshi
These are from this poem and have a look at it.
little wind blow on the hilltop;
Little wind, blow down the plain;
little wind, blow up the sunshine,
little wind, blow off the rain.
Now would the sunshine part make sense to you? If so, is the blow up part a transitive verb or an intransitive verb? in another word, is the wind blowing the sunshi
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In poems there is much more leeway (unlimited leeway in fact) to use language in novel or unusual ways. It is a little "unfair" to present what appear to be intended as "ordinary" sentences and only later reveal that they are lines from a poem!
"up" probably signifies the creation or formation of something (say like "conjure up" or "dream up"), i.e the wind blows and the result is that th
"up" probably signifies the creation or formation of something (say like "conjure up" or "dream up"), i.e the wind blows and the result is that th
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GPYIn poems there is much more leeway (unlimited leeway in fact) to use language in novel or unusual ways. It is a little "unfair" to present what appear to be intended as "ordinary" sentences and only later reveal that they are lines from a poem!Bait-and-switch. Popular with many of the students on this forum.
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