Ah, 'twas beautiful. I await more sonnets!

cheers,

Caroline Butler

*cry* *sob* thats so sad...its all too late! WAH! *bawls* *acts like 3 year old*

That was very poignant...poor Erik and poor Christine for realising matters too late...

Aw. Quite sweet.

Wonderfully done... Talent in keeping with your "Letters to Erik," which, by the way, is tops on my list of stories based on the original. Terrific job!

It's so purdy! I like sonnets very much. I didn't understand them when I had to write them in seventh grade, but I have a much greater appreciation for them now that my literary tastes have matured. The last couplet is very powerful, it brings a tear to my eye.

On a lighter note, where do you buy English teacher hats? I think I need to find one for myself, if I want to be an English teacher, don't you think?

Anyway, it's time for my Schools and Democracy class, so I will be seeing you around!

--E

This is perfect...I loved this part (well, in a sad way, of course) in the Leroux book; I wish he'd elaborated more on Christine's discovery of his death...of course, that might just be the romance-hungry phan phiction phreak in me talking. :-P
Don't worry, you didn't sound condescending at all- if I were you I probably would have commented on it too. The thing about sonnets, for me, is- I love them, I love how they sound; they flow even though the arrangement's so strict- but it takes a lot of talent to write a good one. Me, I prefer the freedom- but I'm in total awe of what you can do; it really does take a great writer to write a great sonnet, with the strict meter, etc!
Anyways- this is beautiful...keep writing!
~M'selle de Paris

wow! great! *gasp* oh-la-la! *adds to top poem list* I like it.

IAMBIC PENTAMETER!
I know what that is! That makes me happy.

ok, I have so much to tell you...and I can't for you to get online to tell you about everything...I'm sure your inwardly groaning right now...but it's all so exciting!
ah...new experiences...nothing to do with guys at all.
:)
ok...about this sonnet...it makes me sad! But in a good way. I liked it a lot though. When you said the thing about the stressed syllables...I was like, heck yeah! Iambic Pentameter baby...yeah ok...I'm gonna go read the other chapters I have in my mailbox now...but I seriously can't wait to tell you about my weekend...:)

*Borrows English teacher hat for review* Very nice. You have managed to fit the rhyme scheme without twisting words and phrases, trying to force them into the correct meter. The only thing I can think of to criticise (and really, I shouldn't even point it out, since I could do no better) is that the word "shoes" in the third line seems out of character with the rest of the poem. It feels less, umm... dramatically melancholy, if you know what I mean. But I still loved it, just as I love all your work. *Gives you an A+ and returns the English teacher hat*