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Elanor · 12-08-2001, 06:40 PM

I agree about reforged/renewed. Reforged has a purely literal meaning, while renewed also carries other connotations of new strength, new life, new beginnings, that make the word more powerful and interesting.

The more I read it though, the better the poem seems - I had never really thought about it properly before. Thanks for bringing it up!

12-08-2001, 06:40 PM	#13
Elanor Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: my own corner of the Shire Posts: 316	I agree about reforged/renewed. Reforged has a purely literal meaning, while renewed also carries other connotations of new strength, new life, new beginnings, that make the word more powerful and interesting. The more I read it though, the better the poem seems - I had never really thought about it properly before. Thanks for bringing it up! __________________ "When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading." Henny Youngman (1906 - )