05-10-2012, 07:33 AM
I don't think the clichés should simply be dismissed out of hand. They add to the impression that the poem has been written by a young girl at the time of the event rather than by an adult recalling an event from their past (or an event they've witnessed). Removing the clichés might make it "better" but it will also change its very nature.
"The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool."

