[quote]Originally posted by Roger Slater:
"... many of the great moments in poetry also happen to involve modifiers, and I feared a rule that might discourage people from using modifiers to powerful effect."
Bare, ruined choirs, where late the sweet birds sang...
Yes, Roger, MANY of the great moments, so your fear is justified. However, better to think of the RAZOR as a tool than as a rule. It's utilitarian, especially for novices and writers too dependent on modifiers. But we ought to know, if we use it, that it can't add grace. For that we need Golias's Bay Rhum.
Utterly Shameless O'Clawson
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