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Review of Sonnet For Her #2  Open in new Window.
Review by The Swarthy Bard Author IconMail Icon
Rated: E | (4.5)
Dear A.J. Dru,

A nice sonnet! Its flow moves along very well and you could actually hear its near-perfect melody!

Your meter is not perfect as yet, because of accents on uneven-numbered syllables in places. But you do have the number of syllables right in every line that I counted; and all the lines of your quatrains follow the rhyme pattern of abab cdcd efef gg as demanded by the Shakespearean sonnet form, except for lines 9 and 11.

But I like your rhyming couplet--it ties the entire sonnet up quite well. And once more, the melody of the sonnet is near-perfect: the only thing that spoiled it for me was the imperfect rhyming of lines 9 and 11. If you had had a perfect rhyme for "storms" or for "shore" the melody would have been perfect, immaculate!

This is a very good sonnet, in my opinion! Except for the concerns I've mentioned, this is a near-perfect attempt. Well done and continue to Write On! Yours truly, Ngoc.
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Review by The Swarthy Bard Author IconMail Icon
Rated: E | (5.0)
Dear StoryMistress,

For those of us who are indeed a little timid or confused about giving out less than favorable--or even perfect--reviews, this is an excellent tool for guidance and moral reassurance! As a new member, I am very glad that I've "stumbled" on this item before I actually got around to rating fellow members' items.
Having read your item, I have a better idea of how to rate members' items with confidence and a clear conscience, secure in the knowledge that even my less than favorable ratings will be helpful to others and are in the best interests of serious poets and writers like myself. Also, I feel better knowing that my favorable ratings as a poet and writer will be well-deserved, so long as my fellow readers, poets, and writers judge my submissions by these guidelines. I, too, prefer honest evaluations that will help me over the long run over sweet and honeyed half-truths about my work that would serve only to give me false hope and a sense of complacency as a writer in the end. Of course, don't get me wrong--I love compliments and praise as much as the next guy or gal, but only when I know I deserve them for something well-written and done with painstaking care and thought.
I think this item serves its purpose quite well. It addresses its topic very practically without being wordy or overlong. At the same time, it settles the issue of rating without being vague or unclear and without leaving anything unaddressed. For new members and even established ones, this item is both thoughtful and immensely practical, with the potenial to save alot of members unnecessary misgivings and confusion. I hope my honest review does this item and its author the justice they deserve. Thank you. Ngoc M. Nguyen.
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