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Well, the idea is just about pain and the thoughts that coincide with pain. The second sketch is ironic. In the 17th century the Thames was so polluted that most ...

I don't suppose there is anything more to glean.

The Fall refers to the third chapter of Genesis, in which Adam and Eve rebel against God, resulting in their banishment from the Garden of Eden, and their spiritual disconnection ...

I'm not sure how the style would be considered dated. It has no consistent meter. Perhaps you meant that there are times when my diction appears to be "dated." Secondly, ...

What's really funny is how overt the twist is. It literally tells you that it's a phone, although I saw the rhetorical clues earlier in the passage.

Hence my comment. I had hoped to provoke a reaction from those who either didn't read it, or somehow, didn't understand it.

This story made me chuckle. Pretty hilarious.

Everything in quotations is James' mother speaking. The rest is James either thinking or speaking. The only time James speaks is line 9 when his father enters the conversation. James' ...

I never said it had to rhyme, nor did I mention that you needed to write in a certain style. I said that the way you constructed the last two ...

Thank you for your review. I'm glad you enjoyed it. If you want to read a truly wonderful villanelle, read Dylan Thomas' "Do not go gentle into that good night." ...