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The poems with which vs The poems which

Both "the poems with which" and "the poems which" are correct, but they are used in different contexts. "The poems with which" is used when referring to specific poems in a sentence that requires a preposition, while "the poems which" is used when introducing a relative clause without a preposition.

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The poems with which

This phrase is correct and is used when referring to specific poems in a sentence that requires a preposition.

This phrase is used when you want to specify particular poems and need to include a preposition in the sentence. It is commonly used in formal or literary contexts.

Examples:

  • I have read the poems with which she won the award.
  • He recited the poems with which he had impressed the audience.
  • These are the poems with which I am most familiar.
  • These dueling impulses clearly war in Plath's bee sequence - the poems with which Plath had intended to end Ariel (Van Dyne 156). Plath's sense of female ...
  • They are put there because they are more freely treated, and because they provide a transition to the main theme of the poems with which they are associated ...
  • Hardly less imposing in their calm, placid perfection are the poems with which, in friendly rivalry, Goethe seconded the more popular ballads of his friend; Der ...
  • NOTE: While the poems with which these pages deal are written by men, and the speakers in them are men who, on a first reading, are attempting to seduce ...

Alternatives:

  • the poems that
  • the poems in which
  • the poems about which
  • the poems on which
  • the poems by which

The poems which

This phrase is correct and is used when introducing a relative clause without a preposition.

This phrase is used when you want to introduce a relative clause that describes the poems without the need for a preposition. It is commonly used in everyday language.

Examples:

  • The poems which she wrote are very moving.
  • He shared the poems which had inspired him.
  • These are the poems which I enjoy reading.
  • IN 1 two small volumes of Poems, published anonymously, one in 1849, the other in 1852, many of the Poems which compose the present volume have already ...
  • certain of the poems which repeated what was also given in others being left out, and the whole re-touched and altered so as to give a certain epic unity that was ...
  • A Publishers Weekly critic applauded the collection's “strange and wonderful [ images]” but believed that the poems—which are often “constricted by the novelty  ...
  • Prepare (for reading or listening) different kinds of text which show your understanding of the poems, which are suited to a range of possible readers or ...

Alternatives:

  • the poems that
  • the poems in question
  • the poems under discussion
  • the poems being discussed
  • the poems mentioned

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