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Unread 07-17-2017, 10:16 AM
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Originally Posted by Susan McLean View Post
Having lines that can be broken in one or more places by means of punctuation, so that parts of them can be hooked up to preceding or following lines to change the rhythm and meaning, can be one of the qualities that make very effective repetends.

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I don't disagree that it "can" be effective, but in a way it almost feels like cheating sometimes. Why bother having a repetend if you're going to chop it up and disguise it? It almost feels like a trick to avoid the form's constraints, and we end up cheering the author's resourcefulness more than the expressiveness of the chosen form.
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