waxing poetic

[kokoronagomu]

there is nothing wrong with reading the occasional 'waxing poetic' in a narrative but when it's every sentence in every paragraph describing the exact same feelings in so many ways one wants to tear out their hair for reading it... the shear volume of verbosity is exhausting to trudge through.

i had to vent.

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[knittingknots]

Eeek.

[kokoronagomu]

so full of metaphor and simile that one needs an interpreter to understand what's going on or to skip over paragraphs and paragraphs of tedious description. i am so used to your writing and others who even if a word count matters you tell a story, beautifully succinct.

this seems like a trend because i find more and more like it. =\

[knittingknots]

I've been seeing a few people who try a bit too hard at the poetic language or something. The teacher in me would really love to take a red pen to it and turn it into the great piece it could be...sigh.

Read one this evening like that. Give me misspellings and the occasional left out word than an attempt at highbrow, old style word use that detracts rather than builds, especially when it leaves you scratching your head and saying, "Why don't you have any transitions between paragraphs (so it doesn't read all jerky), and what's that even supposed to mean?"

[kokoronagomu]

we were probably reading the same one... i wasn't a 'teacher' but i did home school my children and i feel the same way. i was attracted to the story at first but to preserve my own insanity i'm going to have to stop reading it. i can almost swear this person's other work is not like that (or within tolerable levels, there is always a bit of inner editing that i do when i read so it's hard to gauge).

here's a new to inuyasha author who wrote a short canon piece (i believe it's a first chapter), no sketchy prose i promise.
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8021869/1/Breaking_Boundaries

[lucridlucifel]

Call me cave mannish, but what is this term "waxing poetic" mean? I'm a bit slow, sorry, ahaha.

[kokoronagomu]

exaggerated and flowery use of many words.

this explains it very well --> http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/15964

'cave mannish' would be someone who didn't ask, dear-- you do not fit in that category.

[lucridlucifel]

But I like having a Cro-Magnon forehead and carrying a stone club! Now I'm going to get thrown out of the cave again! noooes!

I see. Fandom has been guilty of committing this heinous crime! We can't help the fruity words sometimes!

And somewhat related, but unrelated at the same time. I like how there's "Brazilian wax" ads to many of the "wax poetic" topic threads.

That made my night.

[kokoronagomu]

LOLz didn't notice that but just the thought of it made my night!

[kokoronagomu]

i guess in a way, with all the quick texting and messaging that people do where one doesn't even spell out whole words or use complete sentences that writing such things would be a good exercise in the use of words. it gets out of hand if what one uses so many words that the meaning and intent are lost or skewed. we get impatient with people who can't get to the point but it's useless either way when people are unable to get the point across ...see, i can do it too. =p