inversions in poetry
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"Of youth's trail vanishing" isn't an inversion -- it's different to "of youth's vanishing trail" because the first puts emphasis (of meaning, not of meter) on "vanishing" and the second emphasises "trail". It could possibly benefit from a comma, but this is poetry and it's not necessary. Of the two -- although it depends on the context -- I tend to prefer the original.

...and milo beat me to it Smile

*I feel like I'm in the Sixth Sense today... you know how dead people don't realise they're dead and just keep talking to empty air anyway?
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inversions in poetry - by billy - 05-06-2014, 09:31 AM
RE: inversions in poetry - by Erthona - 05-06-2014, 10:14 AM
RE: inversions in poetry - by abu nuwas - 05-06-2014, 11:07 AM
RE: inversions in poetry - by billy - 05-06-2014, 03:53 PM
RE: inversions in poetry - by ellajam - 05-06-2014, 11:59 AM
RE: inversions in poetry - by ellajam - 09-05-2015, 07:09 AM
RE: inversions in poetry - by ChristopherSea - 05-06-2014, 08:18 PM
RE: inversions in poetry - by Caleb Murdock - 05-07-2014, 02:31 PM
RE: inversions in poetry - by billy - 05-07-2014, 05:47 PM
RE: inversions in poetry - by Caleb Murdock - 05-07-2014, 06:49 PM
RE: inversions in poetry - by billy - 05-07-2014, 07:34 PM
RE: inversions in poetry - by abu nuwas - 05-07-2014, 09:28 PM
RE: inversions in poetry - by ellajam - 05-07-2014, 09:52 PM
RE: inversions in poetry - by milo - 05-07-2014, 10:14 PM
RE: inversions in poetry - by ellajam - 05-07-2014, 10:47 PM
RE: inversions in poetry - by abu nuwas - 05-08-2014, 03:52 AM
RE: inversions in poetry - by ellajam - 05-08-2014, 04:01 AM
RE: inversions in poetry - by milo - 05-08-2014, 04:36 AM
RE: inversions in poetry - by Leanne - 05-08-2014, 04:16 AM
RE: inversions in poetry - by Erthona - 05-08-2014, 04:43 AM
RE: inversions in poetry - by ChristopherSea - 05-08-2014, 04:50 AM
RE: inversions in poetry - by Erthona - 05-08-2014, 05:52 AM
RE: inversions in poetry - by Caleb Murdock - 05-08-2014, 08:45 AM
RE: inversions in poetry - by Leanne - 05-08-2014, 09:06 AM
RE: inversions in poetry - by billy - 05-08-2014, 09:28 AM
RE: inversions in poetry - by Erthona - 05-08-2014, 09:47 AM
RE: inversions in poetry - by Caleb Murdock - 05-08-2014, 10:11 AM
RE: inversions in poetry - by milo - 05-08-2014, 10:18 AM
RE: inversions in poetry - by Caleb Murdock - 05-08-2014, 10:35 AM
RE: inversions in poetry - by milo - 05-08-2014, 10:50 AM
RE: inversions in poetry - by Caleb Murdock - 05-08-2014, 11:05 AM
RE: inversions in poetry - by milo - 05-08-2014, 11:46 AM
RE: inversions in poetry - by billy - 05-08-2014, 05:19 PM
RE: inversions in poetry - by Caleb Murdock - 05-08-2014, 06:32 PM
RE: inversions in poetry - by ellajam - 05-08-2014, 09:37 PM
RE: inversions in poetry - by billy - 05-09-2014, 05:25 PM
RE: inversions in poetry - by abu nuwas - 05-09-2014, 06:48 PM
RE: inversions in poetry - by billy - 05-10-2014, 07:51 AM
RE: inversions in poetry - by abu nuwas - 05-10-2014, 08:10 AM
RE: inversions in poetry - by Leanne - 05-08-2014, 10:52 AM
RE: inversions in poetry - by Erthona - 05-08-2014, 11:50 AM
RE: inversions in poetry - by abu nuwas - 05-08-2014, 12:04 PM
RE: inversions in poetry - by milo - 05-08-2014, 12:16 PM
RE: inversions in poetry - by abu nuwas - 05-08-2014, 08:56 PM
RE: inversions in poetry - by milo - 05-08-2014, 11:08 PM
RE: inversions in poetry - by ChristopherSea - 05-13-2014, 01:01 AM
RE: inversions in poetry - by Leanne - 05-08-2014, 12:24 PM
RE: inversions in poetry - by Erthona - 05-08-2014, 01:45 PM
RE: inversions in poetry - by Erthona - 05-08-2014, 08:21 PM
RE: inversions in poetry - by Erthona - 05-08-2014, 09:16 PM
RE: inversions in poetry - by abu nuwas - 05-09-2014, 02:39 AM
RE: inversions in poetry - by ChristopherSea - 05-08-2014, 10:12 PM
RE: inversions in poetry - by Leanne - 05-09-2014, 03:48 AM
RE: inversions in poetry - by shemthepenman - 05-09-2014, 04:25 AM
RE: inversions in poetry - by abu nuwas - 05-09-2014, 04:43 AM
RE: inversions in poetry - by Leanne - 05-09-2014, 04:52 AM
RE: inversions in poetry - by abu nuwas - 05-09-2014, 05:08 AM
RE: inversions in poetry - by Erthona - 05-09-2014, 05:08 AM
RE: inversions in poetry - by abu nuwas - 05-10-2014, 03:03 AM
RE: inversions in poetry - by Caleb Murdock - 05-09-2014, 12:03 PM
RE: inversions in poetry - by milo - 05-09-2014, 12:43 PM
RE: inversions in poetry - by Caleb Murdock - 05-09-2014, 04:58 PM
RE: inversions in poetry - by Brownlie - 05-10-2014, 03:29 AM
RE: inversions in poetry - by Erthona - 05-10-2014, 08:44 AM
RE: inversions in poetry - by Quixilated - 09-05-2015, 07:55 AM
RE: inversions in poetry - by billy - 09-05-2015, 11:46 AM
RE: inversions in poetry - by Quixilated - 09-05-2015, 01:08 PM
RE: inversions in poetry - by milo - 09-05-2015, 02:28 PM
RE: inversions in poetry - by ellajam - 09-05-2015, 03:35 PM
RE: inversions in poetry - by milo - 09-05-2015, 03:42 PM
RE: inversions in poetry - by abu nuwas - 09-05-2015, 07:43 PM
RE: inversions in poetry - by milo - 09-06-2015, 12:12 AM
RE: inversions in poetry - by abu nuwas - 09-06-2015, 06:57 AM
RE: inversions in poetry - by milo - 09-06-2015, 01:12 PM
RE: inversions in poetry - by ellajam - 09-05-2015, 08:35 PM
RE: inversions in poetry - by abu nuwas - 09-05-2015, 09:21 PM
RE: inversions in poetry - by ellajam - 09-05-2015, 09:31 PM
RE: inversions in poetry - by rayheinrich - 09-05-2015, 09:52 PM
RE: inversions in poetry - by ellajam - 09-06-2015, 07:25 AM
RE: inversions in poetry - by Leanne - 09-06-2015, 07:31 AM
RE: inversions in poetry - by billy - 09-06-2015, 11:12 AM
RE: inversions in poetry - by Lizzie - 11-25-2016, 08:22 AM
RE: inversions in poetry - by Achebe - 11-25-2016, 01:44 PM
RE: inversions in poetry - by Brownlie - 11-25-2016, 02:12 PM
RE: inversions in poetry - by Mahjong - 11-26-2016, 12:56 AM
RE: inversions in poetry - by rayheinrich - 11-26-2016, 06:39 PM



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