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Position:Home>Arts & Humanities> Is this a good poem? 1-9?Question: Is this a good poem? 1-9?terrors, by serenity Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: I give you a one, but only because you are still at step one in the process. It's not a bad first draft, but that's all it is: the first step, the easy part of poetry. Now the work begins: correct, edit, revise. You have your idea, your theme; now work on the form, the rhythmic structure, the way the sound flows, and the all important last line. Begin by correcting the misspellings, swapping out the homonyms, and finding the right words to replace the non-existent ones. Then edit your work: are the lines presented in the most effective order? Does the poem finish decisively or just fade away? Then decide on a rhythmic and sonic structure. Even if you decide against a rhyming scheme, you should be aware to the ending sound of each line. The purpose of all this work is the make the sound of the poem match the mood and tone that you are trying to evoke. Give more thought to the final line and/or couplet: a powerful last line is the element that makes the reader sit up and take notice. A great final couplet can be pure astonishment and is the hallmark of the best Shakespearian verse. Think of your poem as an arrow and the last line as the target. Be the arrow: hit the target. (Sorry for those who've read these lines before) |