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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Ira Slotkin: [QB] The Ungrammatical Poet The quality of a piece of prose May be measured by knowledge the author shows About leaving infinitives to split and dribble, Or the indefatigable participle. Proper phrases, e.g. those adverbial, Prove to be a problem proverbial; Profuse punctuation (and alliteration) Prompt problems in a recitation; I have no doubt the subjective conjunction Plays some significant rhetorical function; Where to insert a semicolon Has suffered the spirit of many a solon; The dash – as distinguished from the hyphen – Ante- and pre- cedes a phrase to enlighten, Rather than splitting or joining two words Which would otherwise flee, each free as a bird. ‘Tis a burden in prose or in poems to be using Good grammar’s rules, they can be quite confusing. Although I concede: grammar that’s watched Is grammar well read, grammar top notched; Follow the rules and what one has to say Will gracefully rise like smoke o’er the fray. Still, I gratefully sighs ‘cause poetic license Exempts me from any grammatical crisis. I hope those whom my errors have thusly abused Are moved, or are touched, or dare I hope amused? Then I’ll not be chastised for guidelines discarded. Please attribute to anarchist views (held whole-hearted) My pattern and practice - and possibly worse - Of pitiful grammar, but pithful verse. Ira [/QB][/QUOTE]
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