We traditional grammarians would say that there should be a semicolon before “so,” since it is used as a transitional adverb like “therefore.” Gerald
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Subject: Run-on
I've recently seen this sentence in a poem called a run-on and would dispute that claim. Any thoughts on a parsing would be appreciated.
"There was a dream I had and want to keep remembering so / I write the image down, mindful that years from now nothing / will remain of it except this ink, and barely that."
Thank you... enjoy the weekend.
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John Chorazy
English III Honors, AP Lit
Advisor, Panther Press
Pequannock Township High School
973.616.6000
Noli Timere
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