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The Final Tally

A Shakespearan Sonnet for the Sonnet Contest

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Comment from Beri Bee
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You've penned a very wise and true sentiment into a beautiful sonnet! Thank you! (P.S., Do you mean for the reader to pronounce ballet ba'LAY?) If so, I love pronouncing words off the beaten path (and I also know that there are many regional dialects here on FanStory)!

 Comment Written 13-May-2019


reply by the author on 13-May-2019
    baLAY. You're right. Sometimes, it's hard to know how the reader intends it to be pronounced. Thank you for a great review.
Comment from Janice Canerdy
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This English sonnet is excellent in every respect. The theme is moving, realistic, and effectively conveyed, and the rhyming and meter are accurate. We will be remembered for how we "played our hand." Great metaphors!

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 Comment Written 13-May-2019


reply by the author on 13-May-2019
    I hope I play mine well when it's all said and done. Thank you for this wonderful review.
Comment from Bill Schott
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This sonnet, The Final Tally, has the proper formatting and begins sounding like a bemoaning of life's heavy handedness, then claws back some sagely nugget which states that it's not the cards that make the hand, but the hand that holds the cards.

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 Comment Written 13-May-2019


reply by the author on 13-May-2019
    Thank you, Billy. I'm so glad you understood what I mean. Thank you for a great review.
Comment from Sugarray77
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I really like this sonnet, Yvonne. It sounds smooth when spoken and read. You did a fantastic job crafting this with content and meter. Well done.

Melissa

 Comment Written 13-May-2019


reply by the author on 13-May-2019
    Awwww, thank you, Melissa. I appreciate this wonderful review very much. See you in class tomorrow.