12. The Complex Sentence with Afterthought
My sentence:
No one takes the road less traveled, at least not if she's wearing pantyhose.
I borrowed the above idea from a popular mystery writer, then rewrote it in the appropriate style.
Other Examples:
"His soul swooned slowly as he heard the snow falling faintly through the universe and faintly falling, like the descent of their last end, upon all the living and the dead."
James Joyce, "The Dead"
This is such an exquisite sentence. I've probably re-read it ten times! I also attempted to diagram it - a task I found very difficult! See attached.