Beautiful imagery! I'm an anime freak so that really triggered a nice picture. Very nicely written and the descriptions were so perfect and true.

First of all, let me applaud the fact that you wrote a smooth-flowing, rule-following sonnet. These things are really freaking hard to write. I think I tried one...igh. O_o So, simply attempting and having the meter come out perfect is something worthy of note.

Second, I'm loving the assonance in here. (forgive me for using technical terms, I had a poetry unit last semester. ^_^() ) Just in case you don't know, that's the repetition of vowel sounds. I see so many lines where the language is just made that much prettier because of the matching vowel sounds. Very nice. I also see some internal rhyme, and that's also hard to do. It's always a pain when I attempt it.

As for phrases, I think the first line is a great way to start. It's always important to remember that a real warrior isn't the guy who goes around challenging people to duels just to show off his skills. After that, everything just falls neatly into place. All in all, really nice stuff. :)

I envy you... I have such trouble with sonnets and this one is so good. The last line really closes it up well.

Very good! Yes, the rhythm is off, but what the heck. I look for the wording in poetry, not the rhythm. This reminds me of Kenshin. Do you know about Kenshin? He fights only to protect the innocent. Good sonnet. I like it. This is one of your best works. ^^

Simply brilliant! I'm surprised that you choose to use a sonnet as your medium, but it turned out very well. Excellent sonnet, and I look forward to reading more.

cool. (short review huh?)

What a perfect picture you have painted here. The rhyming sounds great, excellent job you have done. Keep it up !
ELise

Great! I can just feel the emotion of the warrior while she defends herself! Keep writing!

I'm rather fond of this poem. It conveyed her bravery very well and kind of reminded me of some heroine in a certain movie. But heck, I can't remember.

It's Awesome. Your attempt is a nicely executed one. :o)

~DW

That was a really good poem, and I don't thinkt the rhyme was off at all. Thanks for your reviews! You've also reminded me that it's way past the time for me to re-read the Redwall books! ^.-
Keep writing!

Excellent, I loved the last stanza. Brilliant.

very good

Wow, this is one protector I don't want to offend. Very well-written, it's superb.

Wonderful! This is great! You're very good at writing sonnets. All the ones that I've written are horrible. Nice work!

~ CoolBeans18s