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Since you are writing in the fantasy genre, is there any reason that the poetry needs to be in a human readable tongue? I can imagine that humans, living among other older species, might know j...
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#3: Attribution notice added
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System
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2019-12-08T08:54:46Z (over 4 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision
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Henry Taylor
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2019-12-08T08:54:46Z (over 4 years ago)
Since you are writing in the fantasy genre, is there any reason that the poetry needs to be in a human readable tongue? I can imagine that humans, living among other older species, might know just enough elvish or dragon-tongue to properly pronounce a few lines of ancient verse; with no real understanding of that languages' subtleties such as meter or rhythm. The more learned among your human characters might even be able to translate the ancient verses into human words, such that the meaning and beauty of the previously presented nonsense words can be offered to the reader, without any poetic artistry being required of the translation.
#1: Imported from external source
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System
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2018-05-24T01:01:52Z (almost 6 years ago)
Original score: 3