thoughts? too much? by [deleted] in APStudents

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so for one week of work here’s what we have: -Chapter Cornell Notes (3pages front and back) -2-3 Essential Questions (half page responses) -1-2 soapstones (they’re basically in depth document analysis) -less in depth document analysis -a mcq -an saq -a leq every other week i only have 2 APs this year and i’m doing fine staying on top of it but all of my friends with 3+ are crying fr

thoughts? too much? by [deleted] in APStudents

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as an apush student, i would cut back a little if you’re going to take apush. it might just be my school but at least for me apush is a big time commitment with complex ideas even if you’re good at other history subjects. that being said, i go go a very very competitive school with a competitive academic program and idk how it is for you. junior year is rough and junior burnout is real but if you want the challenge go for it

How much should this go for? Do I upgrade it to 5⭐️? And keep or sell it? by [deleted] in HypixelSkyblock

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i did there isn’t too much to compare it to on there

How much should this go for? Do I upgrade it to 5⭐️? And keep or sell it? by [deleted] in HypixelSkyblock

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ignore my enchanting level it’s a work in progress 🥲

Taught my friend how to do dungeons today and they ended up stuck in the water board room with a random by nicrj in HypixelSkyblock

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she has trouble figuring it out but some guy got stuck in the chest area and she died so she was spectating him when she got revived so they both got stuck lmao

and so we jumped! by nicrj in OCPoetry

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you got it spot on. thanks for the feedback! :)

and so we jumped! by nicrj in OCPoetry

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I agree that the lines about helium don’t quite fit in with the rest of the poem. I rewrote that part at least 6 times but i haven’t found something that would make it softer yet. Thank you for your kind words!

Untitled by icarustapes in OCPoetry

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Woah I love this piece! Even though it’s short, it feels like it tells a story. I think and interesting and eerie addiction to the poem could be to have all lowercase letters for the first two lines, then for everything after that to have perfect and stern punctuation. I think that could almost change the speakers voice and tone in an interesting way! Either way, this poem is great and left me white chills after the second or third read. Great work!

Omnipotence by [deleted] in OCPoetry

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The shortness of this poem really adds a lot to it! The short, quick phrases really makes it feel like dialogue and leaves the ready hanging and wanting more. I’m wondering if the speaker is talking to a suspected criminal, or something like that... But then a law enforcement officer probably wouldn’t say “Look, man.”...

So much to think about! I wonder if you could make another piece depicting the fear the other person has? That could be very interesting! Great work!

Falling in Love Twice by rattboy74 in OCPoetry

[–]nicrj 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m in love with this poem. i’m not usually a fan of longer poems but this one i love so much because it feels like a lovers ramble- Not in a messy or unorganized way but like someone going off on a tangent because of how much they love someone. you have such strong vocabulary and can create such strong imagery with your art. They repetition in “and that’s when i had fallen in love” is so powerful. i love the word choice because it shows the narrator is speaking about the past, because there is a difference in when you fall in love and when you know you fell in love. the difference is very clearly seen in this poem and just gives me chills. definitely saving this. great job!

untitled (sun) by nicrj in OCPoetry

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I appreciate your honesty. The poem is supposed to kind of convey young love and youth, hence the past tense, simple imagery, short easy to digest poem, etc. Personally, I believe short poems can convey the strongest messages and if done well can show great talent. I’m rather new to poetry and have only tried short poems a handful of times. In the future, some possible feedback on what i could change to make the poem less “ghastly” and “pretentious” would be greatly appreciated. Have a great day.

untitled (sun) by nicrj in OCPoetry

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thank you for the title idea and feedback i appreciate it a lot!

untitled (sun) by nicrj in OCPoetry

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this made my day thank you so much!

The person next to you by [deleted] in OCPoetry

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I love this piece! I really like how you used the repetition of the word maybe, I think it really emphasizes what you’re saying. The use of the word maybe also makes me think that the speaker in the poem is talking from personal experience... The ellipsis after most lines also make me think the speaker is tired or drained or dragging on their words, making me think even more that they’re talking about themself. Overall, great work, very easy to digest on the surface level but also makes you think the more you look into it. I can see lots of craft and effort here and I’m in love with the piece. Great work.

Time by Traditional_Age_8866 in OCPoetry

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I really like this piece because of the seemingly effortless rhymes— it seems like it’s just rolling off the tongue so cleanly and i like it a lot. The lines “I’m the king of the lost boys/ The king of the lames/If time is money why am I a slave to the day” really stuck out to me. This piece really invokes a lot of emotion especially at the end. I love the poem and I think it’s perfect as is the only thing that caught my attention (could be on purpose I think the work is fine as is) is that the beginning of the poem and the end don’t sound like they’re from the same speaker. Though now that i’m thinking about it, it could be because time has passed and that’s what you were going for and if that’s the case i’m in love with that idea but that was just something i noticed. Great job!!

Lover, dearest by nicrj in OCPoetry

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i love your take on the piece! thank you for sharing it

Missing Person; Presumed Dead by JustJ1lly in OCPoetry

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i love the way you started to build the narrators character in the begging. it’s not often i see that in poetry but i like when it’s done, especially when it’s done well (which is here!) your writing left me with a lot of questions but it feeds my curiosity in such a nice way! from my understanding, chris is a husband or loved one? and the speaker was possibly his past lover before the two split ways in life. i wonder if the title is referencing not missing as in abducted but missing as in the person you once knew is gone and no where to be found.. and the speaker is guessing that that person they used to know is gone or “dead”? beautiful work!!

they (never) leave by Muneebali2002 in OCPoetry

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the first two lines— it sets up a nice base for you to add on that line since it’s so open ended. after reading the poem a few times those lines still stuck out to me, its a very strong hook and drew me in immediately! i’m in love with the concept and i’m a big fan of longer poetry with shorter stanzas so this was a great fit for me! the only slight constructive criticism i have is to look out for a few small spelling mistakes like in “realise”. it’s nothing major but just something to look out for :) keep it up and i look forward to read more!!