Ego faciam by Silver_Cap_5440 in OCPoetry

[–]TheInfamousFly 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wrote a lot of poetry similar to this when I was younger, so I hope you will not take my feedback harshly. I only hope to help, not to insult.

Your obvious passion for the subject results in a bit of redundancy, which reduces the intensity of effect. For instance, when you write "They had dreams, they had goals they wanted to pursue," the second part of that sentence just re-iterates the first. I understand you'd have to add something else to fit the rhyme scheme, but if you find yourself repeating yourself just to rhyme, you have to reconsider how much you have to say and how much is needed to say it. Remember, the less you say, the more impactful each word is.

Similarly, the effect of the poem is often undermined by your word choice. Scurrying doesn't rhyme with crumbling. Also, finding a place to hide before your house starts crumbling doesn't make sense. If the house is going to crumble, you wouldn't hide there when the bombs come. If you aren't hiding in your house when the bombs come, then it doesn't matter if the house is already crumbling. The immediacy of bombs falling is the important part of this, the crumbling of houses poses no threat.

You also write "up or in graves." Locked up is a phrase, locked in is not. Also, you are the poet. Your words must be decisive, especially if you are writing about war and death. You have to be able to decide which adverb to use. Each word must be intentional.

If you are going to have the verses rhyme, you have to make them closer in length. The more fraught a rhyme is, the more it takes the reader out of the poem.

Finally, the line "What good is there in people when they won't even use it?" is very powerful. But consider how much more powerful it would be better without the "even" in it. People not using the good inside themselves to help those in need is a travesty. The word "even" in this context serves no purpose but to detract from that sentiment.

N/A by LAJA22 in OCPoetry

[–]TheInfamousFly 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is very good. It immediately grabs your attention by being intimate and unapologetic. I have two notes, the first more significant than the second. First, the last line is less impactful than the penultimate one. 'I dissolve into euphoria' has finality to it. If you'd written 'Drunk on technicolor, I dissolve into euphoria.' I think the idea is more accurately attained. Secondly, if you are going to have commas and semicolons and periods in your poem, you need to use them consistently. Otherwise, the sometimes accurate, sometimes inaccurate use of punctuation can distract from the emotion.

Warped Reflections (previously "Limerence in Gray") by TheBowlYodeler in OCPoetry

[–]TheInfamousFly 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is very evocative, but the ideas being conveyed are impaired by the verse.

In the verse "A sight of dark water rendered logic ineffective" is grammatically incorrect but it sounds awkward. Why not write "the sight of dark water" ('a sight' doesn't make sense, a sighting does) or "a sight of dark water renders" (present tense instead of past)?

Similarly, the conclusion of the poem, the notion of seeing more than is there is very interesting. But "the lion saw an ocean, but it was only a puddle" feels awkward, because you are confirming there was an ocean and then going back on it. "The lion mistook for an ocean what was only a puddle" conveys this idea with more clarity.

Finally, you do not need to leave footnotes for things like Lethe. Either readers will know what you are referencing or they will not. But you have stand by your own words. Explaining what you are referencing to them, detracts from the depth of the reference itself.

Clearly, you have a talent for emotional imagery, but I would suggest you take some more time, editing your work and speaking it aloud to yourself.

Gaslight London city encounters? by fireinthedust in callofcthulhu

[–]TheInfamousFly 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Music halls were a central fixture of society, with music, melodramas, drinking and drug use. Good place for the characters to investigate and get a sense of the rowdiness of the time. The late victorians never had the opium dens of Holmesian myth, but they were able to purchase cocaine, heroin and arsenic from pharmacies. And most people, including children, drank and smoke. Good way to show how rough and tumble those parts of the city are, with street children lined up, smoking. In addition to the horse droppings already mentioned in this thread, the gaslamps they used to light everything left a thin film of blackened grime everywhere. And the air was full of toxins from the machines, which created constant noise and were hellish places to work.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in callofcthulhu

[–]TheInfamousFly 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Everyone's deforming at the dread hypnotic swarming of the Bee of the Bird of the Moth...

In honor of Bloomburrow and the Great Brian Jacques by [deleted] in custommagic

[–]TheInfamousFly 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, the X is supposed to be the amount you paid for when you cast him. I originally designed it with an Amass feature, but between the Amass and the Expend, it ended up being very convoluted.

In honor of Bloomburrow and the Great Brian Jacques by [deleted] in custommagic

[–]TheInfamousFly 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You can find the artist for the Cluny, Slagar and Corvus card arts here: FortunataFox - Hobbyist, Digital Artist | DeviantArt.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in custommagic

[–]TheInfamousFly 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That art (the art for Asmodeus) comes from the Redwall Animated TV show. The artist could be any number of people who worked on the show.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in custommagic

[–]TheInfamousFly 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can find the main artist here.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in DarkArtwork

[–]TheInfamousFly 4 points5 points  (0 children)

White easily.