Billy Wigglestick's Sonnet Contest Review! 3 10 1 Schemed Quatrains Iambic Beats Rhyming Couplet Note from Billy Note about judging: this is a very subjective contest. You may not agree with me. Your Group! Round #1: 1. "Invalid Item" - Invalid Review 2. "Invalid Item" - Invalid Review 3. "Invalid Entry" - Review of "Poetry Form and Structure Study" 4. "A Story, A Poem and An Image" 5. "Invalid Item" This is you! Billy Likes: Creativity: Using the state of a secret garden in nature was a wonderfully creative metaphor for the state of a young woman. Women, to me, are most beautiful when they are forest pools of self-sustaining serenity. Use of Form: The peripeteia was evident and well executed. Word Choice: Overall Impression: Billy Hates: Stumbling Points: You have a few lines of 11 beats and a one of 9 beats, this can cause the reader to stumble a bit even though there is nothing but longer/shorter syllable lines getting in the way. Lack of a Peripeteia: Poor Flow: My darling girl. Though this poem does flow well, it is not in scansion to a traditional english sonnet. A sonnet is typically in iambic pentameter - which are five pairs of soft strong beats. In here we see the fluid ups and downs of a flowing poem - but one that is not iambic pentameter. I wish to differentiate because this is not a criticism on the piece, but on the way the piece applies to form. On it's own, it flows beautifully, but it doesn't match the scansion of a sonnet. Does that make sense? Forced Rhymes: Thank you for joining me on this wacky ride through sonnet land. I hope to see you again, keep an eye out for the round ending email. My review has been submitted for consideration in "Good Deeds Get CASH!" .
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