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Comment from kiwijenny
OSCAR WILDE.. he truly was wild wasn't he
And then a little wise ...to continue the hedonistic lifestyle would have indeed been limiting
Great acrostic
God bless
reply by the author on 29-Aug-2015
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OSCAR WILDE.. he truly was wild wasn't he
And then a little wise ...to continue the hedonistic lifestyle would have indeed been limiting
Great acrostic
God bless
Comment Written 28-Aug-2015
reply by the author on 29-Aug-2015
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Thanks for the 5 stars rating for my Acrostic poem. Mary
Comment from Sasha
I am a great fan of Oscar Wilde and found his a beautifully written tribute to this talented man. This is an excellent acrostic and a terrific entry for this contest. I enjoyed it immensely and wish you all the best in the contest.
reply by the author on 28-Aug-2015
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I am a great fan of Oscar Wilde and found his a beautifully written tribute to this talented man. This is an excellent acrostic and a terrific entry for this contest. I enjoyed it immensely and wish you all the best in the contest.
Comment Written 28-Aug-2015
reply by the author on 28-Aug-2015
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Thank you so much for your excellent review and also your great comments, I am so pleased . Mary
Comment from Ekim777
Oscar Wilde was a complete man; a child of his age He wrote fine poetry, sometimes a little precious but then he preferred to display and show off his wit. He was a jewel of a gentleman and I think he liked humanity; all kinds of humanity. But there was a serious side to him. His Modern man under Socialism is a social masterpiece. ( Men must be measured by their integrity, not by their property.) He was a very active man and suffered greatly in prison, suffering from the most pitiful of the vices; idleness. I think he liked to see himself as a whole man. What more can we ask of any man. -Ekim777
reply by the author on 28-Aug-2015
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Oscar Wilde was a complete man; a child of his age He wrote fine poetry, sometimes a little precious but then he preferred to display and show off his wit. He was a jewel of a gentleman and I think he liked humanity; all kinds of humanity. But there was a serious side to him. His Modern man under Socialism is a social masterpiece. ( Men must be measured by their integrity, not by their property.) He was a very active man and suffered greatly in prison, suffering from the most pitiful of the vices; idleness. I think he liked to see himself as a whole man. What more can we ask of any man. -Ekim777
Comment Written 28-Aug-2015
reply by the author on 28-Aug-2015
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Thanks for your very encouraging review, it is much appreciated.
Comment from Chrissy710
A great acrostic on Oscar Wilde summed him up really well by choosing descriptive words and your presentation matched. I like this and it should do well in the contest .Good luck Cheers Christine
reply by the author on 28-Aug-2015
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A great acrostic on Oscar Wilde summed him up really well by choosing descriptive words and your presentation matched. I like this and it should do well in the contest .Good luck Cheers Christine
Comment Written 28-Aug-2015
reply by the author on 28-Aug-2015
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Thank you Chrissy for the encoraging review
Comment from Pantygynt
This is really very good indeed and i wish I still had a six for it but, it is Friday and they are all gone. There are several things that make it stand out as exceptional to my mind.
First, you have chosen an author whose given and last names bothe consist of five letters, thus ensuring a ten line poem neatly separated into two, five line stanzas. Second, you have chosen an interesting rhyme schem and pattern. Both stanzas follow an aabbb scheme but tin the first stanza the "b" rhymes are all feminine, whle the second stanza is a reversal; of this with the the feminine endings occurring in the "a" rhymes. Thus the poem is perfectly balanced as far as the sexuality of its rhyme is concerned. Is this I wonder a "sotto voce" comment on Wilde's own sexual orientation.
You have also managed to work the title of one of his works, "De Profundis" into the text of your poem. By the way there is a typo here you have actually written De Profunids here, and for some reason that I don't understand have chosen to hyphenate it. The hyphen is not necessary, or correct
reply by the author on 28-Aug-2015
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This is really very good indeed and i wish I still had a six for it but, it is Friday and they are all gone. There are several things that make it stand out as exceptional to my mind.
First, you have chosen an author whose given and last names bothe consist of five letters, thus ensuring a ten line poem neatly separated into two, five line stanzas. Second, you have chosen an interesting rhyme schem and pattern. Both stanzas follow an aabbb scheme but tin the first stanza the "b" rhymes are all feminine, whle the second stanza is a reversal; of this with the the feminine endings occurring in the "a" rhymes. Thus the poem is perfectly balanced as far as the sexuality of its rhyme is concerned. Is this I wonder a "sotto voce" comment on Wilde's own sexual orientation.
You have also managed to work the title of one of his works, "De Profundis" into the text of your poem. By the way there is a typo here you have actually written De Profunids here, and for some reason that I don't understand have chosen to hyphenate it. The hyphen is not necessary, or correct
Comment Written 28-Aug-2015
reply by the author on 28-Aug-2015
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Thanks for the excellent review with a virtual six for excellence I am so pleased.
Comment from Tessa Kay
You've managed to incorporate so much information in your poem. Even those that may not have known much about Oscar Wilde must feel now that they have an understanding of his life. Well done. :)
reply by the author on 28-Aug-2015
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You've managed to incorporate so much information in your poem. Even those that may not have known much about Oscar Wilde must feel now that they have an understanding of his life. Well done. :)
Comment Written 28-Aug-2015
reply by the author on 28-Aug-2015
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Thanks for your lovely review I am pleased.
Comment from Brett Matthew West
Nothing wrong with living it up, for pleasure. OCCASIONALLY. Well written tribute sure he would enjoy. Should also be a good contest entry.
reply by the author on 28-Aug-2015
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Nothing wrong with living it up, for pleasure. OCCASIONALLY. Well written tribute sure he would enjoy. Should also be a good contest entry.
Comment Written 28-Aug-2015
reply by the author on 28-Aug-2015
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Thanks Bre3tt for your encouraging review.
Comment from barkingdog
This is a well thought out and organized acrostic on Oscar Wilde for the Author Acrostic Contest.
Thank you for including a quote from him in your notes. He was certainly a very talented writer, ahead of his time.
reply by the author on 28-Aug-2015
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This is a well thought out and organized acrostic on Oscar Wilde for the Author Acrostic Contest.
Thank you for including a quote from him in your notes. He was certainly a very talented writer, ahead of his time.
Comment Written 28-Aug-2015
reply by the author on 28-Aug-2015
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Thank you for the encouraging review I am so appreciate of.
Comment from sbedian
This short excerpt of Oscar Wilde is very illuminating into the man's life and belief's. Like many other poets before him, he believed in living life to the fullest and "sucking the marrow out of it", as Robin Williams says in "Dead Poet's Society". I love poetry and write often but prefer to read work nowadays as I've written quite a bit already and have published two books in the past year. More to come, I hope.
reply by the author on 28-Aug-2015
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This short excerpt of Oscar Wilde is very illuminating into the man's life and belief's. Like many other poets before him, he believed in living life to the fullest and "sucking the marrow out of it", as Robin Williams says in "Dead Poet's Society". I love poetry and write often but prefer to read work nowadays as I've written quite a bit already and have published two books in the past year. More to come, I hope.
Comment Written 28-Aug-2015
reply by the author on 28-Aug-2015
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Thank you for the exceptional rating of my acrostic giving it such an encouraging review.
Comment from Eric1
Hi mystery author, this is a really good entry for this particular competition, I love his work and your beautiful poem is written in much the same way he wrote,wonderful rhyming, great rhythm and flow should see this do well, I wish you the best of luck in the contest my friend.
reply by the author on 28-Aug-2015
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Hi mystery author, this is a really good entry for this particular competition, I love his work and your beautiful poem is written in much the same way he wrote,wonderful rhyming, great rhythm and flow should see this do well, I wish you the best of luck in the contest my friend.
Comment Written 28-Aug-2015
reply by the author on 28-Aug-2015
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Thanks for the great review, much appreciated.
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It was a pleasure to review my friend.