By a route obscure and lonely, Haunted by ill angels only, Where an Eidolon, named NIGHT, On a black throne reigns upright, I have reached these lands but newly From an ultimate dim Thule - From a wild weird clime that lieth, sublime, Out of SPACE - out of TIME.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker describes arriving from a mystical realm beyond space and time, haunted by night and dark entities.
- In plain terms
- I came from a strange place beyond time and space, ruled by night.
- What can you take from it?
- Mythical settings can evoke mystery and otherworldliness.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What lies beyond space and time?
- How do you create mystery?
Another view
The abstract language lacks concrete grounding for general understanding.
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