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Is this from a C.S. Lewis book? If it were a lion, I could understand it better.
In your example, the two do seem at odds.
Seriously: The definition for such oddities of choice and arrangement is called syntax. And yes, when authors mess around with sentences, some strange things can happen, like this (regarding misplaced modifiers):
"I once shot an elephant in my pajamas. How it got in my pajamas is a mystery to me" [Marx Brothers].
In the above example, the author is aware of the error and plays with it for comedic effect.
Last edited by Dr. Drib; 07-19-2015 at 07:38 AM.
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