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Taltush/MeiMei 2007-11-27 . chapter 1
Hm. I mean, Anne Frank was certainly important because hers was the first diary found, but by now many others have been found and they are, in fact, more intense and vivid accounts of the horrors that occurred during the Holocaust.

Regarding the writing itself, I think things could have been better. This poem sounds very forced. While it's mostly because of rhymes, the flows adds quite a bit of strain as well. First, the rhymes. While rhymes add a lot to poetry, they still need to be well-written. These, unfortunately, are not. These are awkward and forced-sounding, seeming to me like you were simply on the hunt for words that sound the same ("silent as clay"?). The flow is awkward thanks to this as well ("No whispering, you weren't allowed to say, Anything, you were..." First of all, it should be "No whispering; You...". And then also AWKWARD).

Mostly, it's the overall flow that's kind of painful. It felt uncomfortable and overly worked. It felt unbalanced. Reading this aloud is extremely difficult, and that is a definite flaw in the poem.

As for the topic, it is certainly the more intriguing aspect. It takes a story and turns into a sort of ode. Interesting, to say the least. However, while the subject may be one of interest, the execution is not nearly as positive. This needs quite a bit of work, first to make it flow properly, and next to perhaps rethink the rather childish and weird rhymes. With a bit of work, though, this piece could be quite good.
Calicien 2007-11-27 . chapter 1
This made me want to continue reading Ann Frank's Diary... I think I'm going to go get the book (or maybe search for it first in my drawers) :)
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