@kevj.poetry: Literary Devices That I didn’t Know Existed | Part 6 Hysteron Proteron is one of the most highly debated literary devices. So much so that scholars have been debating over its use cases for years! But I think Virgil captured it extremely well in his examples. This particular line from Virgil was from Virgil, The Aeneid, Book II, trans. H. R. Fairclough (1916) I hope you share and watch the video for me 😉 #poetrycommunity #writingadvice #writingtips #poetsandwriters #literary
Ah this is so interesting! An example that came up in my google search was “thunder and lightning” as an idiom even though scientifically lighting comes before the thunder clap. ⚡️
2026-09-12 17:32:57
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ingª :
divorcing before our wedding, separate moments intertwine
2026-09-12 09:48:20
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eli ragland :
I think that we should see other people so that we can break up
2026-09-11 15:40:57
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Han-Ny | ʕ。- ˕ -。ʔ :
I hunger for more since I tasted hunger before
2026-09-13 18:40:09
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Meriodus :
I ate of death then hungered for life
for death fills nothing
it only feels everything
2026-09-11 16:40:54
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Romero :
it took knowing my daughter to really know my wife
2026-09-12 16:20:54
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can't stop the signal, mel :
"We hit the floor and drank ourselves unconscious." wait, is it still a hysteron protocol if it works both ways? 🤔
2026-09-12 15:29:57
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Terrance A. Wingate :
My closet feels less like storage and more like a museum of every version of me I’ve ever been… fabric spills from every corner, carrying memories I forgot I was still holding onto.
Somewhere between the sleeves and seams, I realized I wasn’t running out of space for clothes. I was running out of room for people I no longer needed to be.
I outgrew the lives before I outgrew the clothes, shedding old selves and old sweaters until even the air in the closet felt easier to breathe.
2026-09-12 00:59:05
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🐁Tiny Tank, PhD🐁 :
The one that has bothered me is "have your cake and eat it, too." Because the reverse order explains what it means so much better. "You can't eat your cake and have it, too."
2026-09-11 17:57:43
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Ashley :
Then how is this different from an oxymoron??
2026-09-11 17:42:57
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Izuriel Palanayukei :
My world died and burned, thieving the glory of the moonlight from her gentle grasp.
or something 😅
2026-09-12 12:25:31
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Alex :
“I woke up and the clock alarm sounded…” does make for a good hook, why’d they wake up before their alarm I wonder…
2026-09-11 18:08:05
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deedee :
I love it
2026-09-12 15:38:03
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Nike Vasilika :
Following! Will think on this some more!
2026-09-11 19:40:17
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Ty :
"By showing up here, you are already dead. Since you are already dead, MAKE THE MOST OF IT AND TAKE THEM WITH YOU!"
2026-09-11 18:25:03
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walkaroundsometimes :
I, who am your devoted follower,
just now stumbled into the rich tavern of your content for the first time
2026-09-11 19:30:08
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Lívre (Lee• vray) :
Have you done zuegma yet
2026-09-11 19:21:48
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Amber Leigh :
This is the content I crave 👏👏
2026-09-11 16:41:17
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Dawn :
this is really cool, I learned something
2026-09-11 21:46:40
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Chief_in_The_South :
We lie there; sweaty, breath heavy, both thoroughly spent; tomorrow, I will rise before the sun and go pay her rent.
2026-09-12 01:25:28
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travisthebard 🇵🇸 :
Instant follow
2026-09-11 18:31:22
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meditationmusings :
“to bodly go where no man has gone before!”
2026-09-11 18:02:08
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