My Own Poetry - PriscillaYiadom4

Reviewer - cwang1

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Title [3.5/5]

It is a bit boring and doesn't say much about the collection of poems, so I would recommend replacing it with something more interesting.

Cover: [2.5/5]

I really liked the background image on the cover, but I could barely read any of the text. I would definitely recommend at least changing the color of the text so that it is visible. Additionally, you may want to add additional elements like another picture or lines to make the cover more interesting.

Blurb: [1/5]

Your blurb is definitely way too short, and it doesn't tell me very much about the collection of poems. I think that you could perhaps add a sample poem into the blurb to give the readers a taste of what the poem collection includes.

Genre: [3.5/5]

To be honest, the lines feel a bit more like prose than poetry, and they could be regular sentences by themselves, so I would say that, though it is formatted like a poetry book, it isn't really poetry.

Originality: [10/10]

You did touch on some pretty interesting topics that are original, so I gave you full points in this category!

Description: [4/10]

I would definitely recommend working a bit on your vocabulary and description. You didn't have very much description, and most of it was pretty bland. When writing a poem, perhaps you could go and try to describe how each scene in the poem plays out. Even if you discard most of the description, you might end up with some good description that you include in the poetry. And, you now have a clear picture of the poems.

Structure: [3.5/5]

Your structure was pretty interesting, and you strayed away from the "normal" poetry structure. I think that you could have a bit more variation with your structures, but other than that, good job.

Vocabulary/Spelling: [4.5/10]

Your spelling was on point and I didn't really spot any mistakes, but I would suggest working a bit on your vocabulary. Most of your words were pretty basic and I would suggest adding some more interesting ones. If you can't think of any, you can always search up synonyms or go to rhyme zone, which has some pretty interesting rhyming words.

Overall Enjoyment: [5/10]

Overall, I thought that you had some interesting themes, but you just had to work a bit on conveying your message. Other than that, good job.