tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025264318423694875.post793095156539934046..comments2024-02-05T10:41:31.777-05:00Comments on I Saw Lightning Fall: Allen Instructs About State of Being VerbsLoren Eatonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12488412683340389286noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025264318423694875.post-72820517528917679862012-11-09T10:43:12.982-05:002012-11-09T10:43:12.982-05:00Great example, CR. Combining simplicity of descrip...Great example, CR. Combining simplicity of description with an intense event really pops. I like it.Loren Eatonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12488412683340389286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025264318423694875.post-40754932748001401002012-11-09T09:55:11.912-05:002012-11-09T09:55:11.912-05:00Good blog post. Though personally, the passive voi...Good blog post. Though personally, the passive voice is something I occasionally choose intentionally. Sometimes the action is of a nature best shown as being agentless. <br /><br />"He looked down, trying to figure out the source of the strange numbness. His arm was gone." <br /><br />That's actually (I think) a lot more vivid than, say, "The monster ate his arm, but it took him a moment to realize it." Chestertonian Ramblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01550643992523840950noreply@blogger.com