"Betrayal of Caesar.”

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Quatrain: ”Betrayal of Caesar.”

The ides of March as they call it,

The Mighty Caesar was betrayed by his honorable friend

Brutus, Caesar’s Guardian spirit,

Made Caesar meet his end.


(Note: Based on the drama ‘Julius Caesar’.)
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I think Quatrains are the few occasions where a poem should rhyme. I didn't think this poem had a flow to it and was more of an overview than a poetic verse.
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I agree with Phorcys, and I didn't even really hear any rhythm.




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Yes, but i still thought it was quite powerful.




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I belive there is rhyme in the flow. You can't see it. You must read it and listen t it. Only then will you be able to know.
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Phorcys wrote:I think Quatrains are the few occasions where a poem should rhyme. I didn't think this poem had a flow to it and was more of an overview than a poetic verse.


hehehe...Thanks ya for the critic.I thought that it is rhyming spirit and friend with end.

misspriss wrote:I agree with Phorcys, and I didn't even really hear any rhythm


Thanks for reading it. :)

And thanks Nexus(glad u find it powerful) and T. :)
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It seemed a little forced rhyming...

I don't know what I'm talking about lol

... it and spirit are half-rhymes really. I just arnt sure, it just seemed a little cumbersome.
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I say that I'd have to agree with Phorcys. work a little on this and it could be really good. Make it longer. If it doesn't work mas a quatrain, don't write it that way. ^_^ Good luck.
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To be honest? I got nothing from this. I *know* about the Ides of March, I know it was Brutus, I know Caesar died. Whatever. Why should I care?

No, seriously. All this looks like to me is the summary of a history/literature class, and one which has been done many times before.

If I were you, I'd rethink your approach here and use some more emotion and imagery. As it stands, aside from the rhyming it's not really poetic. Be creative!

I dont mean to sound grumpy, and it's not like I'm an expert on quatrains, but I just found this kind of boring. Sorry.
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Thanks guys!

Prosithion:Thanks for your suggestion.

bubblewrapped:I do understand what is wrong with it.Thanks for the advice.:)

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Why should Caesar just get to stomp around like a giant while the rest of us try not to get smushed under his big feet? Brutus is just as cute as Caesar, right? Brutus is just as smart as Caesar, people totally like Brutus just as much as they like Caesar, and when did it become okay for one person to be the boss of everybody because that's not what Rome is about! We should totally just stab Caesar!
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