Composed Upon Seat E11, May 23, 2013

[James]

A less than serious view after completing a pretty awful poetry exam today. My rhythm is more than terrible, I'd appreciate a bit of help fixing it up :-)

Although we were told not to write on the desks,
perhaps this outcry would give you some jest.
It's 1:15 - we're ten minutes in,
the frantic writing will soon begin
But while candidates sit, and write, and complain
how will I ever love poetry again?

When put under watch and expected to write,
I don't know how someone could take delight
in the heartfelt ramblings of Rossetti and Clarke,
when all that concerns is a few extra marks.

The meanings are lost in the marking scheme - Excellent line, my favourite in this
Romeo, where art thou? (Exam paper three) The butchering of that line works well here
Scott would be rolling in his grave if he knew
of students striving for an 'alternative view'.

If my ignorant friends were as cultured as me,
perhaps they'd take notice - and finally see
while spotting out similes, the metaphors too
the integrity of writers has gone down the loo. I can't explain why, but this stanza made me think of my life a lot, great work

Hi, Unicorn

I'm not the best with rhythm so I apologise for not being able to help you with that, It would be better for somebody more experienced to do that. I like your voice with the poem, and I happen to also be in the middle of Romeo and Juliet in school right now. All in all I really loved this, beautifully written in my opinion at least. I for one agree on your views of what's happened to writing in school, I've noticed it too, that sometimes I care too much about getting a good grade and forget about the actual literature.

Thanks for the read
-James