A Letter From Hell

by donizback

Published August 19, 2015

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it is too hot

down here, please send

me some ice.

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copgraveyard
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copgraveyard wrote a review Review · Oct 11, 2015

Illogical.

I wasn't a fan of this for the following reasons; not that creative. Creativity is usually what poetry boils down to and this, in a sense, brought something I've seen time and time again. That isn't good when you're trying to be witty. The whole "bring something cold down in hell" is an idea that has been beaten like a dead horse. This dead horse has been through enough and I, as a reviewer, ask you don't continue torturing this animal. I appreciate the effort, but overall as a poem, this didn't effect me.

thanks.

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Vasha26 wrote a review Review · Aug 29, 2015

Yeeeeesss This is so great. It may be super short (not saying that negatively) but honestly there are still effective techniques that would stand out more clearly as positive choices in a longer poem. Stuff that's bare bones like this has to be perfect and concise or it will fall flat - luckily yours is neatly executed. The lack of capitalization and line breaks made it seem more like a ransom note to me or something written on a scrap of paper and smuggled to somewhere else (ideal for the context). I also just think it is makes it generally more funny and fitting that the first line is simply "it is too hot". Way to satirize a serious topic - teehee xD

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GeeLyria commented Comment · Aug 23, 2015

That's how the summer felt, actually. xD

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erilea
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erilea commented Comment · Aug 22, 2015

I love this and I have nothing to say. Although I like to fantasize that Hades wrote this to Khione.

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deleted23 commented Comment · Aug 22, 2015

Hahaha some ice! XD XD *falls out of chair* Ice! :P

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RubyRed
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RubyRed wrote a review Review · Aug 22, 2015

Hey don. I'm very surprised at you! XD Maybe you should put a little effort into this. ^^ I was expecting a rather long and hurtful letter but all he says is he needs some ice. Wow! I'd ask for a plain ticket out of there anyway, you didn't capitalize anything and it was too short to be called a poem! I don't know what other people think but as for me I think poems should rhyme to be called a poem. >.< Redo!

~WW

Length, capitalization, and rhyming are all stylistic choices

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deleted21
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deleted21 wrote a review Review · Aug 21, 2015

Hello there mate!

I was the first to like this! XD Just in case you didn't notice! <_< I have one or max two questions but first you tell me, what are you doing in the hell? Like, have you got a work of inspector of the hell or something? Ah, on that case, I'll be meeting you soon!

Now, I really want to know if it's always hot down there? I mean, what about winter? Or, probably there's not much difference between (where we are currently living, it's not hell) and the hell.. so, summertime everywhere! Good thing, indeed.

And, hope you got your ice already. Enjoy your time in hell!

~ Nire.

P.S. Review some of my works if you get time, will you?

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Pencillia
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Pencillia commented Comment · Aug 20, 2015

LOL. Short but funny. You might want to capitalize the beginning, though. The flames of hell are nothing against ice. But if Hell freezes over, you will need a candle, a lantern, a lighter. A night light to face the horrors. One of those pairs of light-up sneakers.

mephistophelesangel commented Comment · Aug 20, 2015

Hey, donizback! I really don't have any critiques for this, I loved it entirely. It was humorous and made me crack up.

Keep on writing, Mephis

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dark wrote a review Review · Aug 19, 2015

This is… pretty damn funny. But WAIT! Here me out… What if they were having a COLD day in hell… What would they ask for then? Fire, or lava? OR a warm blanky? Also wouldn't the ice melt? Could they use the warm water to cool off, or would it make it worse? As you can see I am genuinely concerned about this person's wellbeing and I would like them to experience Hell as intended: With much comfort and and lovely sauna's to enjoy! Not be tortured. I request full updates when they get their ice. :twisted:

~The dark one. (This is the second funny thing I've read today. Tank Chu, sincerely.)

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HazelGrace16 wrote a review Review · Aug 19, 2015

Well, I want to start off by saying thank you. Your poem basically just made my day. It was cliche and short, but it brought a smile to my face. Not a lot of poetry does that lately with everyone trying to be deep and stuff, and this really surprised me. Not what I expected from the tile A Letter From Hell. It was a nice surprise. Thanks!

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Annaclare commented Comment · Aug 19, 2015

Gy hey!

Again, I really enjoyed your poem! It was really good, and pretty acurate! Great job!

Stay classy and write on.

Annaclare

Oh, man. . . Just the humor in this is unbearable. It's super random, but relatable. I was expecting some long, drawn out poem/letter, but I clicked and cracked up.



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