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Pure speculation on my part, but I think to some extent writers are conditioned to think of writing things a certain way by the sheer amount of literature they
by JasonSage 10y ago
Pure speculation on my part, but I think to some extent writers are conditioned to think of writing things a certain way by the sheer amount of literature they read, creating a reinforcement loop where there are various idiomatic ways to explain things and moving too far away from that is jarring to the reader.
- logicallee 10y agoBut lots and lots of writers (and poets!) are happy to go for jarring effects :) I wonder if a single one of them has ever used a sound-word to describe a flash of light. Even ambiguously. (for example, I said we could say "I saw a flare pop in the distance" - and it could be about the sound/act of firing the flare, rather than what thd sight "sounds like". (so 80% of readers could misunderstand.) so can anyone quote an example from poetry or literature?