Friday, 11 May 2007

the shark

My shadowy figure lies beneath the ocean
I hide alone captured by the dark
Cast away, my heart remains broken
I am what I am, I am a shark

1 comment:

  1. Good attempt, and you capture the essence of your creature with aplomb. But the iambs are causing you trouble.

    Iambic pentameters will always:
    - have 10 syllables
    - in dee-DUM pairs.
    Have all your lines got 10 syllables? And are all the syllables in dee-DUM pairs?

    Unfortunately, the answer is no. Look at again, and see if you can redraft it in due course? The basic ideas are there - it just needs some 'rhythmic' tweaking.

    Email me if you want some help - and DON'T be defeated! :)

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