06-09-2011, 11:16 AM
abu nuwas said something about the use of archaic words, syntax in poetry in relation to a comment i made about something in a poem.
i thought it would be a good topic for a discussion.
So what are the views of you people.
personally i feel that the use of it is okay in a period piece, or if one is writing in the style of; say shakespeare etc, (not the form but the language) be they words; such as thou and thou'st among many more, or syntax such as; will not you dance, etc.
that said, to use such words which are no longer prevalent in an odd line or two of a poem where the language used is mainly modern, makes certain parts seem forced. in general i think if we want to write poetry and we don't mean it to be archaic, then we shouldn't use archaic language (aka; yoda-speak)
abu nuwas; it doesn't matter how new you are, feel free to say what you think, if what you want to say is about something someone else said and not a reply to the poem, just bring it here and say it, be as honest and outright as you want, saying as much as you want.
i thought it would be a good topic for a discussion.
So what are the views of you people.
personally i feel that the use of it is okay in a period piece, or if one is writing in the style of; say shakespeare etc, (not the form but the language) be they words; such as thou and thou'st among many more, or syntax such as; will not you dance, etc.
that said, to use such words which are no longer prevalent in an odd line or two of a poem where the language used is mainly modern, makes certain parts seem forced. in general i think if we want to write poetry and we don't mean it to be archaic, then we shouldn't use archaic language (aka; yoda-speak)
abu nuwas; it doesn't matter how new you are, feel free to say what you think, if what you want to say is about something someone else said and not a reply to the poem, just bring it here and say it, be as honest and outright as you want, saying as much as you want.