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Rank 3846 (-49)
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161
Date submitted
12.04.2009
Date Updated
05.03.2010
by MadCountess
Poem
When the man you hate proposes to you, what do you say?!
This is actually a school assignment way back in grade eleven that I got way into; I've edited this a few times since I submitted it for marks! Assignment: in the style (same meter and rhyme scheme) of Sir Walter Raleigh's "The Nymph's Reply to the Shepherd" (which is a response to Christopher Marlowe's "The Passionate Shepherd to His Love"), write Elizabeth Bennet's reply to Darcy's unexpected marriage proposal.
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wrote 24 days ago
Ahaha! This is beyond amazing-- and SO Elizabeth! Wonderful job :) <3
wrote 82 days ago
Good. I love Pride and Prejudice and this is so Elizabeth.~Remi
wrote 89 days ago
the title immediately drew me in. i'm a huge pride and prejudice fan. this is very funny. you have captured elizabeth well. the pace was a little shakey, but it held firm enough. the ending line was just perfect to keep the tone and finalize it. good jobLANE
wrote 195 days ago
Your title immediately caught my attention. I was just thinking I'd like re-read or re-watch Pride and Prejudice today. lolIt was a humorous poem, and I could completely picture Elisabeth telling poor Mr. Darcy off as I read it.Now, a few nitpicks. To be perfectly honest, I found that your pace skipped around a lot. It was a bit difficult to read, as your rhythm wasn't steady and tended to change from verse to verse. Some of your wording seemed awkward, in order to force it to rhyme, which in turn led to the unsteady flow of your pace. I think a bit of re-wording would make this good poem into a great one.
wrote 200 days ago
I love pride and predjudice its one of my all time favourites. This poem made me laugh, you really have great humour in your voice. I really enjoyed this, great rhyme and pacing.Leigh
i love it(: pride and prejudice is a good book, and you add this humor to it, that just makes me smile. (: great job
wrote 201 days ago
I love the flow of this poem. It's sort of entrancing. I'm no poet so won't be very useful critique-wise, but I definitely liked this one.
wrote 230 days ago
Love it! Pride and Prejudice is one of my favourite books.This is so fitting with the tone of that book - it's haughty with a dash of humour. I can so imagine this poem being read out at an Austen appreciation group.I've read it several times through - it's wonderful. A great tribute to the book and perfect title - all fans of P&P would enjoy this!
wrote 231 days ago
liked this a lot, the rhyming kinda threw me off because it makes the poem seem less serious- but I still really liked the poem
wrote 235 days ago
I must admit I skipped right to this one when I read the title. I'm a sucker for Austen-influenced pieces. This is wonderful. You've put a smile on my face that is very similar to the one that I wore while reading P&P. The third line is my favorite (though its so hard to choose). Fabulous work!God bless,...,
wrote 238 days ago
xD wonderful. Just wonderful.
wrote 239 days ago
=D I thought this was wonderfully done. If Elizabeth had ever written Darcy a poem, this would be exactly it. Her tone of voice, her disgust at Darcy's actions are summed up lyrically and concisely in a few short stanzas. Nice job. =D
Brilliant poem- I love it!
I haven't read Pride and Prejudice, but this really sums it up. Good job
one of my favourite books! i love how she was so fooled by wickham...
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