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Mark Forsyth's Elements of Eloquence uses exactly this example for alliteration, the resemblance between your comment and what he wrote is uncanny. >:( > “The
by conistonwater 10y ago
Mark Forsyth's Elements of Eloquence uses exactly this example for alliteration, the resemblance between your comment and what he wrote is uncanny. >:(
> “The thing about this is that it’s definitely half stolen. There is no possible way that Shakespeare didn’t have North open on his desk when he was writing. But also, Shakespeare made little changes. That means that we can actually watch Shakespeare working. We can peep back 400 years and see the greatest genius who ever lived scribbling away. We can see how he did it, and it’s really pretty bloody simple. All he did was add some alliteration.”
Excerpt From: Forsyth, Mark. “The Elements of Eloquence: How to Turn the Perfect English Phrase.”
- baristaGeek 10y agoIndeed. I'm just summarizing what I read. Nothing uncanny about it :)
- StavrosK 10y agoSo you're saying you had your Forsyth open while writing that comment...
- gerbilly 10y ago>All he did was add some alliteration. No that's not all he did, he also included some striking images, the throne, the perfumed sail, the lovesick wind ...
- conistonwater 10y agoThat's within the style of that book, it has a very light tone and doesn't take itself all that seriously. That paragraph is specifically about alliteration, and I'm sure Forsyth wouldn't actually disagree with you.