Wednesday, November 30, 2011

{ p h i l o c a l y } Review Prompt



Title: -/10
-     Grading for title omitted as there wasn’t a title.

Forewords: -/10
-     Grading for forewords omitted as there wasn’t a foreword.

Storyline: 16/20
-     The storyline was there. I could see the build-up, and there was direction. I didn’t have to re-read anything to find out what you meant.
-     Descriptions were vivid enough and were not too lengthy. This is good as lengthy descriptions would bore readers.
-     You were able to capture the readers’ attention. You have a writing style that draws the reader in and make it seem as if they were a part of the story.
-     The song lyrics fit the storyline perfectly. Their emotions portrayed were fully brought out.
-     It was realistic and unlike the usual cliché storylines.
-     The plot was simple, and the characters were well-used. You were able to focus and didn’t go out of point.
-     It would be better if you made the fight they had a little more exaggerated. Write about how sad he was and exaggerate his reaction (of course not too excessively). When you make the readers cry, chances are they’ll come back and read more of your stories. Melodrama is the best tool for this.
-     Also, write more about why she was so cold to him. You wrote that the relationship became stale, so try to let the readers know what’s going on in her mind. What was she thinking when she was cold to him?

Characterization: 11/15
-     The main character (Junhyung) was described very well. His emotions, feelings towards Eunrae, thoughts, etc were clearly shown.
-     Try to elaborate more and write about why he’s so bent on having only Eunrae as his girlfriend and wouldn’t consider others.
-     Not much was shown about Eunrae. She is considered a main character too, so it’ll be best if there was a little more written about her or in her point of view. For example, why did she change her mind and go back to Junhyung?
-     On the whole, you had no problems with your characterization as all the basic details about the characters were written.

Story flow: 10/10
-     The flow was very smooth. The pacing was also just right as it was neither too slow nor too fast.

Vocabulary: 10/10
-     You had no problems in your vocabulary and word usage. Of course, expanding your vocabulary further would be good.

Originality: 10/15
-     You need to bring out your story. Make it special and different from typical stories. Perhaps you could add a twist. Doing so would allow your story to leave a longer-lasting impression on the reader.

Overall enjoyment: 10/10
-     I liked how you were able to incorporate lyrics without getting confused along the way. This shows that you planned for your story.
-     It was beautiful and realistic as it showed how relationships could change if both don’t work together to make it last.

Bonus: 5/5
-     Everything fit nicely into place. I enjoyed reading it(:
-     Also, I didn’t see why it couldn’t get full bonus marks if there was no punctuation errors, etc.

Total: 72/80 (omitted the Title and Foreword) 

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