Poetic Fashion Options

[Guest_Nina_*]

Fran has raised the question of use of adverbs being unfashionable a couple of times on threads  which I hope she doesn't mind me quoting.

Is there a single verb for 'tread eagerly' that would let you loose the adverb? I quite like adverbs (as does JKR, lol), but they are rather unfashionable these days

again, would 'loom' or similar enable you to loose 'tower menacingly' ?

Why is it unfashionable?

Why should one follow the trend and lose the adverbs simply because it is not the "cool" thing to do so?

Who dictates what is or isn't the "in" style?

I thought poetry was about originality, leading not following and personally I can't understand this point of view.

Discuss please.

Nina

[Guest_Nina_*]

Hi Fran

Your comment didn't bother me in the least, it just seemed a weak reason for not using adverbs and one I would ignore deliberately.  This thread was to gain greater clarification and knowledge of good/bad techniqe and the justification behind it.

Now that you have given a more reasonable argument for avoiding the adverb, I can see what you you were getting at and I now have a clearer understanding, so this this thread has served its purpose.

Now I just need a dictionary that will find me the exact word I'm looking for when it seems to hide just out of reach in my brain.

Thanks James as well, what you say is very interesting and you make some good point (i.e. nothing I can argue against LOL)

Cheers

Nina