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Falling

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There is a point in which one can distinguish between 'stylistic choppiness' and 'choppiness for the sake of being choppy.' You don't want the latter, but this is what you did.

This may make sense with a little more pot, but I don't know what elves and dishes falling have anything to do with each other. The only possible reference between them (and the Phoenix feather) is some kind of connection to Harry Potter, and God help you if it is...

The tunnel image is worthless. Totally worthless. It's trite and the meaning is well-expressed in other ways. So the ending was nothing to jump up and down about.

You go from 'crimpson rivers' to 'futile fight' with no connective in-between. Okay, so you're going for the whole I'm-an-erudite-figure-this-out. As a general rule, this is a bad line of thought, insofar as you have to be well-read to accomplish such a task.

The biggest problem with this piece, however, is its utter lack of cohesiveness. One line does not flow into the next; one image is not connected with the next; nothing is connective. This could be a stylistic endeavor. I suppose you could argue nobody is going to truly 'understand' you (just 'put up' with you), but then if you don't try -- nobody's going to care. And besides, Derridaist 'Grammatology' is a loap of crap anyway.
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Thanks for all the sugestions!

This isn't HP fanfic, though.
Last edited by Jennafina on Sun Jan 08, 2006 9:16 pm, edited 1 time in total.




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hey, sorry to butt in to this little debate, i know it doesnt concern me and should leave it to you guys, but think it is really rude and not even constructive to say you think it would make more sense with more pot. what you need is more imagination. and its okay if you dont like someones poem, but maybe you could say that without being snobby.
okay, im sorry, nobody get all huffy at me, i just wanted to sat that.
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Wow. Usually I don't like rhyming poems with one- or two-word lines, but I really liked this a lot! Great job!
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Yay!! thanks!
Last edited by Jennafina on Thu Oct 20, 2005 1:43 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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yai HOPE so :evil:
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Pulling down from the point of what you have fallen, I do admire how the poem showed the speed of decent




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Wow, deapness. Thanks...?
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A very nice quick read. I like the style and how you just use simple words to convey the meaning and feel of the poem. Very nice.
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loved it! very short and snappy but extremely engaging at the same time, your only 14 as well lol!




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I loved it! Even though there aren't many words, the emotion comes across really well. From the very beginning I got the feeling of slowly falling as the poem progressed. It's one of those things you can read more than once and still apreciate the second time. Great work!

"Running,
Falling,
Feral gong,
Mistic,
Morbid,
Haunting song. "
That part is definitely my fav.




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despite the many spelling mistakes, it was great. you have a perfect rhythm that is very fun to read aloud, and it also had a point - it wasn't some useless ramblings, as most poems wind up being whether we plan on it or not.
congratulatious.
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Hey, I thought that poem was very creative and unique. It is quite good.




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I liked your poem it had nice meter, and rhymed, but I think the lines "Pheonix feather, Sprightly elf" are kind of off topic. Maybe you should explain that more? But I thought that the story you were kind of telling with this story was really cool, and the "Pheonix feather, Sprightly elf" part could work well with it with some work.




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Yes, meter was great.
Words were great.
It was great.

Now, why can't I write like this?
I don't know, but I shall not envy!
*sits in a dark corner trying to be better than you, only to no avail*



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