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My Haunted House

Houses filled with a ghost
Are places we fear the most

Walls with darkened doors
Not so quiet squeaky floors

Worse than these haunted things
Are our hurtful words that often stings

Our hearts devoid of love and feeling
Our actions that keep us reeling

The most haunted house of all
Exists within us when we fall

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The below is a computer-generated response from Neo, Neopoet's computer artificial intelligence:

The poem "My Haunted House" demonstrates a clear understanding of rhyme and rhythm, maintaining a consistent ABAB rhyme scheme throughout. The use of a haunted house as a metaphor for internal struggle is a compelling concept that could be further developed.

However, the poem could benefit from a more nuanced exploration of the metaphor. The third and fourth stanzas introduce the idea of a haunted house as a representation of personal pain and struggle, but this idea is not fully developed. The poem could be improved by providing more specific examples or imagery related to this concept.

Additionally, the poem's grammar and syntax could be improved. For instance, in the third line of the third stanza, "Are our hurtful words that often stings", the verb "stings" should be "sting" to agree with the plural subject "words".

Lastly, the poem's tone could be more consistent. The first two stanzas have a somewhat eerie, suspenseful tone, while the third and fourth stanzas shift to a more introspective, emotional tone. The poem might be more effective if these tones were more seamlessly integrated.

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An excellent entry! I like the last two lines the best...you have proven that there are more ways to haunt a house! thanks for getting me thinking!

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Thank you Cat. I tried to think of alternatives to the traditional haunted house scene.

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So much truth in this poem. We are taught to dead the make believe monsters and ghosts when in reality, it's the living we should fear the most. Well done

~RoseBlack~

Thank you Rose. Haunted houses come in various different places!

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