Red Balloon

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Sun Oct 30, 2016 10:31 am

Sharon1407 wrote a review...

Hey there.. Sharon here for a review.. So as you said, I interpreted it in my own way.. And I found love to be the main idea.. the title could have been a bit more specific.. since that is what appeals readers.. to me, I guess you have slightly deviated from your main track.. but then again, there sure are different ways of judging it.. in general, it's a good read.. the lost and torn part is a bit abrupt.. the simple descriptions are very neat.. it adds to the poem but again a it can be a bit long.. Thank You:)
P.S.: wish to read more of your works..

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Sat Oct 29, 2016 4:56 am

Astronomer wrote a review...

Hello there, TheUnknownWriter!
I'm currently trying to get used to reviewing again before review day. Another thing- congratulations on getting this work featured! ^-^

I'm just going to jump right into the review. The first thing I want to point out, is the rhyme. I'm personally not too big of a fan of rhyming poems, I feel as if it constricts the author's vocabulary, and limits the emotions they're trying to convey. However, you did rhyme in some parts, and you didn't rhyme in others. Having rhyme present in poetry is your choice. A lot of poems rhyme, and I have nothing against rhyming. My main issue here is that the rhyming isn't consistent. Take this for example:

Red Balloon

Wandering so quietly

Across the way

Towards the sea

There's a possible ABCB rhyme right here. Same thing with:

We're red balloons

Dancing through cotton skies

I call this love

It never dies

Also an ABCB rhyme scheme right here. However, there are other stanzas such as-

Rosy cheeks

I make my way towards you

Intertwined limbs

at last

This is just an ABCD rhyme scheme-no rhyme at all. The rhyme is cool, but a major thing that I like to remind poets who use rhyme is that it is best to keep the rhyming consistent.

Another issue I have with this is the punctuation. You don't necessarily need to fix this, but I find that the poem is a little bit choppy without the lack of commas and poor transitioning into the next stanza. I'm not so sure how to help out with this, but I think a good idea is to add some commas-maybe even some periods, to make the poem easier to read, and far less choppy. (Again, this is not a must, but the flow of a poem is a good thing to keep in mind)

You seem to be curious at to how the poem is interpreted among other readers. I personally interpreted this poem as a love poem, or a poem about something hard to grasp-like a dream, perhaps.

Overall, decent poem, but does have room for improvement, specifically on the rhyme scheme and the flow. I hope this review helped you out, and do keep writing! ^-^

TheUnknownWriter says...

Thank you so much! I really appreciate your review. Now that I think of it, I didn't really pay attention to the rhyme scheme haha, I didn't really intend on this piece to be a rhyming one. As far as punctuation, I think I'm going to add in punctuation- I just decided to leave it out but I didn't realize how big of an impact it will make as to how it would sound. Again, thank you for your review!

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