Regarding a piece of a poem?

Question

is this correct??

"this had been planned from the very beginning; even before mankind started sinning"

is a semi-colon supposed to be put in there? if not, then how should it be written?

Answer 1

You need a comma there, not a semicolon.

Answer 2

Here's a long explanation of the way to use a semi-colon.

http://www.informatics.sussex.ac.uk/depa...

You'll think a comma's just fine after you've read it, I'm sure.