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BaySick:
This was an okay read. The story was decent enough, but was just poorly executed. You really need to think over what you’re writing and proofread your verse once you’ve completed it, because the punctuation etc, etc was all over the fucking joint. It really made your verse read sluggishly and staggered, and as a result of poor grammatical use, the flow was hindered as well.
I liked the substance of your verse and the importance of the dollar your father gave you in his will; it showed the relationship between father and son symbolically. And then for you yourself to pass the dollar on, I don’t know, it kind of represented the passage of time, one generation to the next. That’s my opinion anyway. So overall, I enjoyed how you approached the topic, but I just feel you need to have more polished writing, and really focus on using commas, full stops, and all that other stuff. It would make your verse so much easier to read.
Favourite lines:
They see the note in my hand but my plus isn’t there..
To god I begin to stare hoping I have a home there…
My son will get this dollar I have no fear of this..
But to my father I go now I will finally know what I missed..
I tell you what this dollar has a lot of soul some how..
I guess in god we do trust that so means much more now..
Atreyu:
This was a well written verse, and because it was so, I think you have edged the battle. The story itself wasn’t anything spectacular, but the way you wrote it made it so much more interesting to read. The flow was very off in some areas, and I would like to see some consistency with that regard. And I also feel that sometimes you tried to be too complex with your rhyme scheme, using bigger words in order to give your verse that extra edge. I’m all for that approach, but sometimes it seemed very forced. It is therefore important you find the correct balance. But, as I said, the way you wrote this verse was, overall, of a high standard, and as I was reading it, I could easily tell it was better than BaySick’s.
Favourite Lines:
Practically...
I want to build You a galaxie as a foundation
YOU beautiful fountain...sprouting constellations...
youll make it complete...make me complete?
im constant pacing, changing my seat
my brain speaks of how to stay on my feet-
I take it as deceit...
build a galaxie!?Id rather build a heart shaped Universe
my struggle for perfection must be some stupid curse!
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Vote: Atreyu.
Generally, the overall writing style was much better in his verse. BaySick had a good idea as the foundation to his piece, but it was just executed so poorly, and the writing style didn’t really help it at all. The flow in each verse was nothing spectacular, and neither was the rhyme scheme, and I feel that these are two areas you can both dramatically improve in. However, you both came with good substance, but Atreyu’s was just that much more polished. I think BaySick will be one to watch though in the upcoming weeks if he can focus on his writing style and perfect it, because he clearly has good content to be expressed.
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