Question

Look at the line ""A novice might nonplus"". How would you write this ‘correctly’? Why is the poet’s ‘incorrect’ line better in the poem?

Answer 1

The line “A novice might nonplus” can be correctly written as “A novice might be nonplussed”. The poet's incorrect line is better in the poem as it maintains the rhyme scheme of the poem. By writing it incorrectly, 'nonplus' rhymes with 'thus'