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Re: critique: line by line, or general?
Oooh, good article, euclidean. What I've started doing is categorizing the parts of my critique--Imagery, Meaning, Diction, etc. I also find it helpful to go line-by-line or stanza-by-stanza when it's
Sep 4, 2007 -
Re: Pretty Smiley Question Mark
Hey Misty! I really enjoyed this; you certainly have a talent for description and characterization. Exposition. I thought that the beginning dragged a little bit. Your sentences were very bland, ...
Sep 4, 2007 -
Re: From the ferry on Lake Champlain
I didn't see Champ, but I did get some photos, two of which I'm posting here:
Sep 4, 2007 -
Re: Who and Whom: What's the Difference?
The rules of when to use who/whoever and whom/whomever are simple, but sadly, many writers and students struggle with these tricky little pronouns. In casual speech, we almost never use ...
Sep 4, 2007 -
Re: Prince
I'm going to have to agree with Brad here. You have a lot of images here, a lot of words, but I'm still trying to find something more in it. ...
Sep 4, 2007 -
Re: A Taste of Coming Autumn
I changed the title. It was originally "The End of Summer". Cadium said that was boring, and I agreed. Thus this reflection is now named "A Taste of Coming Autumn". ...
Sep 4, 2007 -
Re: The Cab Driver
I second Misty on everything. I thought this was a fairly well-written piece. Characterization. The characterization of these the sister was excellent, but I saw very little of the narrator. ...
Sep 4, 2007 -
Re: Our Beach
I find this piece interesting, but not exactly poetic. The phrases are blunt, commanding; they seem like more of a stream-of-consciousness, slightly edited rant than a poem to me. It's ...
Sep 4, 2007 -
Re: A Taste of Coming Autumn
Ah, I know how you feel. School starts for me on Wednesday. :( and :). Imagery. I think the strongest part of this piece is your ability to translate the ...
Sep 4, 2007 -
Re: Music and Converse
The photo quality isn't the best, but I liked the way you set things up and the colors in the shot. I also liked that the second shot (Converse) was ...
Sep 2, 2007 -
Re: truth in small portions
I, like Clau, am having trouble with this. I think I know why... Meaning. In order to get your point across, you've first got to give the reader something to ...
Sep 1, 2007 -
Re: Finger Paint
Oh, I like it! Grammar and sentence structure. I remember: it was either yesterday or eternities ago My opinion is that "eternity" should rarely be made plural. I think you ...
Sep 1, 2007 -
Re: Little Blue Birds
I felt the ending was a little too abrupt. I think that the length is appropriate, but this left me very unsatisfied. Meaning. I think this is fairly straightforward. Maybe, ...
Sep 1, 2007 -
Re: Heartsore
*labels with a big red stamp*: EMO ANGST POETRY. I completely agree with Snoink, melodicatastrophe, and Meep here. Now, how can we work on making your poetry NOT sound like ...
Sep 1, 2007 -
Re: Patriotism
I absolutely love American history, and I'm fairly happy living where I do, but am I especially proud to be a part of the United States today? No, actually, I'm ...
Sep 1, 2007
