Tuesday, April 17, 2012

lake Would you please comment on my quatern?

You have met the technical requirements of the quatern form, viz. eight-syllable lines and an initial line that marches forward through each of the ensuing quatrains. Your grammar is somewhat obscure in a couple of places, though the meaning of your poem, one of looking to God -- 'the Light or illumination' -- as a way forward through the world, and as a release from ignorance is clear enough, not only because of the connectedness of your thought but because it is a familiar literary motif. If I were re-working this poem, I would devote more attention to the directness of the grammar, unpacking it a bit for the reader. Also, you haven't much here in the way of ornaments, alliteration for example, and they would improve the aural texture of your poem. This is a lovely poem on a traditional theme, and I know a young lady of your talent and devotion will want to make it a statement of belief, and love.there

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