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rustyspoons 12-10-2007 04:21 PM

I wrote something
 
Well, here it is, but I was about dead from sleep depravation. I haven't written a poem in a good while, so be gentle. Sorry about it being comma after comma, I just can't find a good way to split it up. Sorry.

-------currently re-working poem-----------

Verruckter 12-10-2007 07:23 PM

Re: I wrote something
 
Not bad, the form is a bit annoying though. At first I thought the lenght of the lines increased, which would of made a good "panick" effect.

The vocabulary could be a bit more rich, I think. I've seen "hopeless", "dark", "blood", "heart" been used too many times. The effort is there, and I guess that's what counts.

rustyspoons 12-10-2007 10:17 PM

Re: I wrote something
 
I'm try to work on how its presented, then I'm going to get rid of words that tend to be used alot. Well, only if in rare condition, were there is not a word I can think of. Well, I'm just rambling, so I going to try another one later on. Finally at the end of this, I would like to thank you for pointers, and the constructive criticism. I hope to post another one soon, BUT BETTER!! :P

Verruckter 12-11-2007 05:46 PM

Re: I wrote something
 
Use a synonyms dictionary?

rustyspoons 12-11-2007 10:32 PM

Re: I wrote something
 
Hmm...have to think about that.

Verruckter 12-12-2007 12:18 PM

Re: I wrote something
 
You should. I use it all the time.

rustyspoons 12-13-2007 04:13 PM

Re: I wrote something
 
I never really used on before, but my skills have died over the years. Im going to try harder on the next one

Verruckter 12-13-2007 04:22 PM

Re: I wrote something
 
Well, sometimes a word you find in the dictionary is even more accurate to the feeling you want to attribute to it.

Tokzic 12-13-2007 09:13 PM

Re: I wrote something
 
There needs to be spacing. A rhythm would probably help. Your commas are placed in dumb as shit places that don't make any sense at all. The fact that you repeat the line "I can't take it anymore" seems to carry no significance whatsoever and not only does it seem redundant but it makes it sound like you didn't mean it the first time.

Worst of all though is your terminal case of cliche. I've seen a thousand "poems" like this with zero original images and no coherant thought. It's not worth writing down if each day thousands of self-appointed artists write the exact same words in a different order.

rustyspoons 12-14-2007 08:04 AM

Re: I wrote something
 
Then I'll just try a bit harder on the next one. Maybe.

All_That_Chaz 12-14-2007 09:01 AM

Re: I wrote something
 
Rhyme was forced and amateurish. No rhythm whatsoever. I can't imagine what you were thinking not using lines and just leaving it as a paragraph of bilge. There isn't anything in here that hasn't been said a million times by every angsty teenager ever. Your vocabulary needs to be expanded. Your usage of commas makes it come off as a preachy lecture and the reading stale.

Constructive portion of the post:
1) Please separate your poem into lines. It looks like a livejournal post without them.
2) When your lines each hold precisely one phrase, and the lines all rhyme, you fall into a monotonistic reading and it sounds and feels stale and not thought-provoking. Think about using enjambment (where a phrase continues onto the next line) if the ends of your lines are going to rhyme. Or, don't use such full rhymes.
3) Cliches. Please get rid of them. Say something original. Cliches don't make anyone think.
4) If you have to write about this overdone topic, do something to make yours stand out. Don't make it sound like any old whiny "poem."

rustyspoons 12-15-2007 04:02 AM

Re: I wrote something
 
Ok. Thanks for the pointers, I'll try do do better with the originality on the next one. Although this one was not really planned out, just kinda wrote it out quickly, not really thinking of any format. Plus my over use of the comma's calls attention to my extreme lack of focus to the "poem" at that point. But like I said ; I'll do much better on the next one. In other words to this pointless rant, I wasn't caring about what I was writing, I was just writing.

If this whole thing sounds like a excuse, it's because it is. Plain and simple.

LLaMaSaUceYup 12-15-2007 07:51 AM

Re: I wrote something
 
Now!
Type out another one, with all the tips everyone gave you.
Good luck!

Tokzic 12-15-2007 12:10 PM

Re: I wrote something
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by rustyspoons (Post 1934299)
Ok. Thanks for the pointers, I'll try do do better with the originality on the next one. Although this one was not really planned out, just kinda wrote it out quickly, not really thinking of any format. Plus my over use of the comma's calls attention to my extreme lack of focus to the "poem" at that point. But like I said ; I'll do much better on the next one. In other words to this pointless rant, I wasn't caring about what I was writing, I was just writing.

If this whole thing sounds like a excuse, it's because it is. Plain and simple.

You've got to realize what to post and what not to post, though.

I personally only post semi-polished pieces that I like, and anything else stays unseen.

If you wanted criticism on this, then you got it, and there's no reason to give an excuse because everything in this forum gets criticised.

rustyspoons 12-15-2007 07:07 PM

Re: I wrote something
 
I don't mind criticism, in fact I welcome it.

That was just a poor attempt of explaining myself, which apparently didn't work.

So bring on the criticism, the harsher the better.


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