Elegy for the Son of Man

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That was good(thats all i can say).
"A good plot is like a dream.If you dont write down your dream on paper the moment you wake up,the chances are you'll forget it and it'll be gone forever"-Roald Dalh.




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ANI,


While I am glad you enjoyed it, if you can't tell me why--then, that isn't very useful, is it? Part of being a good critiquer is knowing what you liked, or didn't.


Thanks anyway,
Brad
"If I have not seen as far as others, it is because giants were standing on my shoulders." -Hal Abelson




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lol ok,

i liked it cuz it was something really different.
"A good plot is like a dream.If you dont write down your dream on paper the moment you wake up,the chances are you'll forget it and it'll be gone forever"-Roald Dalh.




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Splendid. You brought this faceless man to life - gave him a past, feelings, even to the point where we almost know him. I must admit that without the picture link I would have no idea what this is all about, but once the picture adds to the piece it really comes to life. Also, the rhyming was perfect - it was so natural that not until my second read did I consciously realize that it rhymed. Nothing more to say really, as I can't see anything wrong with it.

Great work. :wink:
Gone, gone from New York City,
where you gonna go with a head that empty?
Gone, gone from New York City,
where you gonna go with a heart that gone?




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Very different. I enjoyed reading this, especially the way the sentences run.
I liked the way you used the names he was called. It not only makes you think about those poems, it gives this man a past.
Great job!
Pandora




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It rhymed? O_O Oh yes, it did. Gotta agree with Inertia there - very natural, I pretty much didnt notice it flowed so well (and trust me, I usually notice :D). I have to say, I loved this one Incan. I really did. The picture link just enhances it (and it made me laugh too). I especially liked "How you trembled like aspen" - the placement of that line made the line itself seem to shiver, suspended between two stanzas. And "a halo of small thinking" was very striking too. And...well, I think I'll stop there, it's late. A simple "Bravo!" will have to suffice for now ;)
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The only thing I can criticise is the repetition of the word "apple" in the first line but other than that... it was flowing and.... natural.
When did I realize I was God? Well, I was praying and I suddenly realized I was talking to myself. - Peter O'Toole



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