Look at the line A novice might nonplus How would you write this correctly - English - How to Tell Wild Animals (Poem)

Question

Look at the line “A novice might nonplus” How would
you write this ‘correctly’? Why is the poet’s
‘incorrect’ line better in the poem?

Nishtha Kapil · Accepted Answer

The line “A novice might nonplus” can be
correctly written as “A novice might be nonplussed” The
poet’s incorrect line is better in the poem as it maintains
the rhyme scheme of the poem By writing it incorrectly,
‘nonplus’ rhymes with ‘thus’

Look at the line “A novice might nonplus”. How would you write this ‘correctly’? Why is the poet’s ‘incorrect’ line better in the poem?