I have this poem that I was working on and I used the word "derived" and from my understanding it means to obtain. So i was wondering if this sentence made sense with the word.

Question

"No more will I let you fill my head with stories you've in-bedded, that rest here until my brain has derived."

Please and Thank you(':

Answer 1

No ... and there's no such word as "in-bedded" either.

http://www.answers.com/topic/derive

Answer 2

sorry i meant embedded

Answer 3

"fill my head" and "embedded" mean about the same thing here. What's another verb that would ADD MEANING to the sentence instead of repeating what is already there?

Answer 4

formulated could replace embedded?
I'm not too sure.
but could that work? or would it still not make sense?

Answer 5

I'd use "spun" -- do you see why?

Answer 6

No, not at all.
I kind of liked the word formulated better.
But anyway, may you explain?

Answer 7

"stories you've spun" = alliteration

Also it just sounds better ... not such harsh sounds as in "formulated" ... t's and d's are hard sounds.

Answer 8

...I guess so !
Thank you for your help and constructive criticism.
It was well appreciate(:

Answer 9

You're welcome. =)