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I want to learn to write like this: "An atmosphere of [carbon dioxide] would give to our earth a high temperature; and if as some suppose, at one period of its
by jacobush 7y ago
I want to learn to write like this:
"An atmosphere of [carbon dioxide] would give to our earth a high temperature; and if as some suppose, at one period of its history the air had mixed with it a larger proportion than at present, an increased temperature…must have necessarily resulted."
- ehnto 7y agoRead a few Jules Verne books and give it your best shot.
- spats1990 7y agoOne may suppose, too, that a healthy smattering of works by the great Edgar Allen Poe might come in handy, disregarding, of course, their largely unscientific nature; furthermore, if one wishes to write in such a fashion, one must devote oneself to the cause of attractive semicolon usage... a largely forgotten art in these modern times.
- jacobush 7y agoYeah, that is neat, but it doesn't have the nice punch of must have necessarily resulted. from above.
- bendbro 7y agoThat flows. I think "if as some suppose" is pentameter?
- scoopertrooper 7y agoI have to say, reading her prose is an absolute joy. https://archive.org/details/mobot31753002152491/page/382 https://archive.org/details/mobot31753002152491/page/382