Well, here I go again. Let's talk about position, or where you put things in your sentence, or paragraph, or story. I tell my students that it's important to have a good beginning and a good end because that's generally what most people remember. However, if you lose someone in the middle of your story...
"Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few". Sir, Winston Churchill.
He catches you with the Never and then finishes you off with the few.
Sometimes by putting what you're writing about last you can create a sensation of suspense. An example: "After the mountainous waves died down, the coast guard launched their life boats." We have to wait until those waves calm down to find out what is going to happen.
You can also mess with minds by putting things out of place. We are creatures of order, but when you put things out of order you can draw attention. Example: "The city, full of noise, strident and discordant, grated on John's nerves." (the two adjectives are out of place and makes you eye stop).
It's something you might use when you want to get attention, but to use it a lot would not be a good idea.
Hope this helps.
"Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few". Sir, Winston Churchill.
He catches you with the Never and then finishes you off with the few.
Sometimes by putting what you're writing about last you can create a sensation of suspense. An example: "After the mountainous waves died down, the coast guard launched their life boats." We have to wait until those waves calm down to find out what is going to happen.
You can also mess with minds by putting things out of place. We are creatures of order, but when you put things out of order you can draw attention. Example: "The city, full of noise, strident and discordant, grated on John's nerves." (the two adjectives are out of place and makes you eye stop).
It's something you might use when you want to get attention, but to use it a lot would not be a good idea.
Hope this helps.
