Reviews Given
Cheesy? Maybe just a bit, but mostly because that's the way of things, I think. I absolutely love this. You've managed to capture perfectly the way that I've felt many times. This story is beautifully written and conveys so much emotion without being overbearing and wordy. Thanks for sharing it!
I think you did a pretty good job keeping the action going. I liked the urgency the battery percentage gave throughout the story. I, personally, found the setting almost as intriguing as the scenario. It would be interesting to read more.
The first stanza is completely delightful. I love your use of repetition (anaphora, I think?), and the rhythm and meter flow beautifully. In the second stanza, I feel like we lost a bit of that flow, particularly in the last line, and in the last stanza, I feel like it was completely gone.
I think that because of your use of anaphora and the steadiness of the meter throughout the first half, it could be really powerful for you to switch it up a bit in the last stanza, but only if you give it a strong, define meter to really drive it home. I noticed that you weren't strictly using iambic meter for the more structured stanzas, but maybe if you tried to do so for the end, that could help. Anyway, I'm not entirely sure on that, but I hope it's helpful for you regardless.
I do enjoy the idea of the poem, and I feel like you have a lot of good potential for it!
This is absolutely gorgeous! This is your first poem? I'm impressed.
I usually don't care for free form poetry, but this was amazing. I might have to spend some time analyzing it later to figure out why. I loved your combinations of long and short lines, and I felt like it flowed together really smoothly. You managed to convey the emotions of loss and sorrow so beautifully, and the nostalgia mixed in was truly lovely. Excellent work!
I'm not really sure what to say about this. Writing-wise, I like how it's all dialogue. I love how the tone of each voice shifts at the end.
It also made me feel sad. I couldn't quite relate to all the details, but I could definitely relate to the overall idea and feel.
It's wonderful writing, and you've given me something to think about.
I think this is written quite well! I appreciate that, at least to me, it seems like more of an observation of pain than a description of it (if that makes any sense). It's interesting. While it's not really the tone that I like most of the time, it was enjoyable to read nonetheless. Keep up the good work!
Very simple and to the point. I think you did a good job. There's a point where you wrote "March" when I think you meant "much", but otherwise, I think it's pretty good.
I thought that this was pretty good. I liked the short stanzas, and I liked the feel of it. One suggestion I would make is in regards to one particular stanza where the last word in one line is "could" and the first word in the next line is "be". I would move the word "could" to the beginning of the first line. This would make it feel like each line is more of a complete idea on its own, and it would help them match the other lines more fluidly. Other than that, good work!