【明報專訊】為了遷就格律和節奏，英詩往往調換詞語秩序。以華茲華斯的名作I wandered lonely as a cloud(《我像一朵雲獨自漫遊》)為例，第二節的「Ten thousand saw I at a glance, /Tossing their heads in sprightly dance」，其實就是「I saw at a glance ten thousand (daffodils), tossing their heads in sprightly dance」(我瞥了一眼，看到上萬朵水仙花，搖頭擺腦、精力充沛)；第四節「my heart with pleasure fills」，就是「my heart fills with pleasure」(我的心充滿快樂)。這個寫法在英詩十分常見，不可不識。