Whose commas these are I think we know
Their house is before FANBOYS, though;
They will not be seen stopping here
To only help conjunctions go.
The curved comma must think it queer
To pause before end is near
Between the independent clauses that make
The largest sentence near.
A bracket gives his friend a shake
To see if they could clarify a mistake.
The only answer is a sweep
Of another bracket creating a handshake.
The punctuations are kind, light and sleek.
But we have style and usage rules to keep,
and commas to place before we sleep,
and commas to place before we sleep.
In this parody of "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening," by Robert Frost, found online on http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/171621, I attempted to explain the roles of both commas and parenthesis.
In this parody of "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening," by Robert Frost, found online on http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/171621, I attempted to explain the roles of both commas and parenthesis.
The poem parody here is very similar to the original in style and format. You've managed to explain the way commas and parentheses work while keeping the style and structure of the original. Very effective
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