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"America! America!"  [E]
Feeling with "America the Beautiful"
by Joy
In affiliation with The WDC Angel Army  
Rated: E | (4.5)
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This is a micro-review for poetry written by Joy for the poem ""America! America!""  for the group "The WDC Angel Army" . Please note that this review reflects my opinion and is given with the intention of being constructive and encouraging. I hope you find it helpful.

**Impressions**

A good title that is suitable for the subject of your poem. It sets the stage for it in its reflection of the theme’s intent - love for country and fellow man - while capturing the poem’s essence as it acts as a portal to invite readers into it. Nice use of repetition in the title for emphasis of feeling. For me, poetry opens the door of opportunity for the writer to explore different ways of presenting poetry and to do it in new and unique ways to stimulate readers even if we sometimes bend the rules of forms to make it our own. I'm a formalist poet and I love to read, write and create form poetry. This is a beautiful write and message. Inspirational. Well crafted rhyming quatrains which I enjoy.

Imagery is good as are the descriptives. Nice use of poetic device. Good use of color and shading in your wording that promotes and evokes emotion. You paint a picture of patriotism, praising God and country that any reader can relate to, appreciate and see in their mind’s eye. Flow is good as is the line to line transition and breaks. Good rhythm and pacing. Good use of metaphor, personification - “hate is howling” and descriptive/comparison. Rhyming is good as is the rhyme scheme. A nice mix of near perfect dactylic, feminine and masculine end line rhyme that is executed very well in this piece. Nice use of internal rhyme.

Deep expression of emotion; heartfelt and earnest. Passionate, comforting, inspiring and hopeful. I can relate. Word choice is good; nice use of inversion. Good use of alliteration, assonance and consonance. No spelling errors found.

I especially like these lines:
“On thee” “God shed his grace,”
We praise Him through our woes.” — powerful sense of thankfulness for His gift to each one of us. These words touch my soul.

**Overall**

This is a very good write and message. It is uplifting to the spirit. It kept my attention from beginning to end. Well penned and a much enjoyed read. Write on!

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