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One of the worst things that happens in advice given to writers is that individual criticisms get inflated, either by the speaker or the hearer, into iron-clad universal rules. Thus, a perfectly re...
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#4: Attribution notice removed
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2020-01-03T20:41:55Z (over 4 years ago)
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#3: Attribution notice added
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2019-12-08T06:51:13Z (over 4 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision
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2019-12-08T06:51:13Z (over 4 years ago)
One of the worst things that happens in advice given to writers is that individual criticisms get inflated, either by the speaker or the hearer, into iron-clad universal rules. Thus, a perfectly reasonable "show this, rather than telling it" becomes a universal "show don't tell"; "remove this adverb" becomes "remove all adverbs". The use of consonance may be wrong in this particular case (the sentence does not really pay off the rhythmic pattern established at the beginning). But that should not be inflated into a universal prohibition on consonance. There are no bad techniques, just techniques used appropriately or inappropriately and techniques used well or badly.
#1: Imported from external source
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2017-08-06T12:00:53Z (over 6 years ago)
Original score: 13