Discussion about Inspired by poetry: "Ploughing mountainsides" in English to French - Entry #30142

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Rosalie Blythe
Rosalie Blythe
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It flows like poetry..... Aug 13, 2020

The line "attend et semble dire is dramatic and concise". "Laboure-moi si tu as le courage" is one example of all the clever rhymes throughout.
"attend et semble dire" is good because there's a full stop after "le soc" in the French. Therefore the last 6 lines are devoted to describing "the black peak"
The commas in the English is a way of writing poetry while the French reaches a resounding finish with the formidable colour of black.

"Dans le sillon d'une vallee profonde"
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The line "attend et semble dire is dramatic and concise". "Laboure-moi si tu as le courage" is one example of all the clever rhymes throughout.
"attend et semble dire" is good because there's a full stop after "le soc" in the French. Therefore the last 6 lines are devoted to describing "the black peak"
The commas in the English is a way of writing poetry while the French reaches a resounding finish with the formidable colour of black.

"Dans le sillon d'une vallee profonde" is another beautiful line.
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