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Young Writers Society



The Knights of YWS

by Gravity


The pencil and sword,
Will strike a new chord,
As I write my story today.
For the best therapy,
Is the feeling of glee,
When I create a new masterpiece.

Where shall I start?
They have so much heart,
YWSers, as they write.
These knights, they don't falter,
They give suggestions to alter,
Your already wonderful piece.

With friendship, support,
We know we will thwart,
The great and terrible Greenroom.
On review days we stay,
So that we can slay,
The monster of un-reviewed works.

We have Pruno and Nate,
With patience, they'll wait,
To answer our troubling questions.
So for bards and for writers,
For knights and for fighters,
I beg you to never lose heart.


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Mon Feb 03, 2014 7:37 pm
vetas wrote a review...



I just have to tell you that I enjoyed this poem :) I have to tell you that I enjoy stuff like kings, knights, swords, all that medieval stuff! When I was reading this I could just almost imagine knights and kings going into battle! Like a whole story would start to develop in my head!

Now going to a different subject. First of all I'm no professional and I need lots and lots and lots of work myself. I know there are all kinds of different types of poems out there, but I love the ones that rhyme! You rhymed in some places in this poem, but I just felt it could use some more. That's only my opinion :) don't take it as me criticizing you. I still really enjoyed this. Good job and Goodluck :)




vetas says...


I'm sorry, I reread this and I see what pattern you used :) it was better the second time I read it. Good job :)





Thanks :)



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Sun Feb 02, 2014 8:01 pm
rothwise wrote a review...



Hi there!

I just wanted to write in and say that I absolutely loved this piece! It's fun, easy to read, and is totally true. I love the analogy you use for comparing us writers/reviewers to knights, almost like the Knights of the Round Table.

Seriously, I enjoyed reading every second of this! There are a couple grammar critiques I have, if you don't mind!

There are some places that you simply don't need commas after the lines because they flow into the next line as a single sentence. The lines that don't need commas after are:
"The pencil and sword,"
"Will strike a new chord,"
"For the best therapy,"
"They give suggestions to alter,"

Then also, I would add in an "and" to the line "With friendship, support," so that it reads "With friendship and support,"

I hope these suggestions make sense! Amazing poem, I really loved how fun it was.






Thank you for the critiques, I really appreciate it :)



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Sun Feb 02, 2014 8:05 am
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Hey gravity! I'm Alex and I'm here to review your poem!
My favourite thing about this poem is how you make a poem about YWS and still incorporate all the poem structure things like rhyming, rhythm and the size of each stanza. Very well done; a lot of people can't do that and would instead prolong each line to try and fit in what they are talking about. This piece is different. All the ideas fit in together like a jigsaw!
Your punctuation and capitals are all in the right places i.e. at the end of each line and the start. I do find your rhyming structure a little bit odd in some places though:

Where shall I start? (1)
They have so much heart, (1)
YWSers, as they write. (-)
These knights, they don't falter, (2)
They give suggestions to alter, (2)
Your already wonderful piece. (-)

This stanza is absolutely fine! The rhyming pattern is set in an equal pattern. However:

The pencil and sword, (1)
Will strike a new chord, (1)
As I write my story today. (-)
For the best therapy, (-)
Is the feeling of glee, (-)
When I create a new masterpiece. (-)

This one is not right; the rhyming pattern is completely different! It kind of spoils the other rhymes in it. Maybe changing some on the stuff?
Overall, I really like the skill that has gone into this poem. Well done!!!






First, you measure rhyme using letters. The stanza you're talking about with the messed up rhyme isn't actually messed up.
The pencil and sword, (A)
Will strike a new chord, (A)
As I write my story today. (B)
For the best therapy, (C)
Is the feeling of glee, (C)
When I create a new masterpiece (D)


Today and therapy don't rhyme. Masterpiece and glee are similar rhymes, but not quite, but I see where you're coming from. Thanks for the review!




I say, in matters of the heart, treat yo' self.
— Donna, Parks & Rec