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atomic7732

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A Poem
« on: March 10, 2011, 06:27:23 PM »
Quote from: Neutronstar
100 degrees Celcius
the lion roars
A rush of water
swelling over the land
vaporization
steam emanating from the cone
of the geyser
as well as the water
and the plants in the way dieing
burnt
jetting water
over 50 feet into the air
the boiling rain subsides
wait over 2 hours
another 3 minutes
of nature

Not copyright Neutronstar 2011

Dun steel meh stuffz.

Especially my last 3 lines. Most epic stuffz evar.

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Re: A Poem
« Reply #1 on: March 10, 2011, 06:39:58 PM »
I don't hear any rhythm, and it is just boring. Sorry for the "unconstructive criticism."

Constructive Criticism:

Also, the word "Celcius" is spelled "Celsius".

A tip is to make the lines "Steam emanating from the cone /n of the geyser" to "Steam emanating from the cone of the geyser" or "Steam emanating /n from the cone of the geyser."

And change "of nature" to "for another grand explosion".

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Re: A Poem
« Reply #2 on: March 10, 2011, 06:47:28 PM »
i printed it out already, and anyway...

Free verse poetry can have odd rhythms, and I was kind of doing that to make it suspenseful.

About changing "of nature"...  I was using symbolism to say basically that "You haven't seen anything of nature, until you've seen a geyser eruption" in two words. :)

Here's a breakdown. No one asked for one, I just felt like making one...

Quote from: Neutronstar
100 degrees Celcius
Simple, the temperature.
Quote
the lion roars
Metaphor geyser = lion
Quote
A rush of water
swelling over the land
vaporization
steam emanating from the cone
of the geyser
as well as the water
and the plants in the way dieing
burnt
jetting water
over 50 feet into the air
A nice description.
Quote
the boiling rain subsides
metaphorish, the "rain" is just water falling.
Quote
wait over 2 hours
another 3 minutes
Eruption interval and eruption length respectively.
Quote
of nature
Again, I was using symbolism to say basically that "You haven't seen anything of nature, until you've seen a geyser eruption" in two words. :)