Talk:Sonnet 13/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: SNUGGUMS (talk · contribs) 23:41, 1 November 2014 (UTC)

1. Well written?:

Prose quality: The "paraphrase" section doesn't have very appropriate tone ("More simply", "Adding to this", "all meaning", etc.), needs a general copyedit.

Manual of Style compliance: In the "Paraphrase" "Structure" and "Analysis" sections, there are many instances of ′ and ″. Per MOS:QUOTEMARKS, it is better to use ' and ". Also look for WP:CONTRACTIONS.

2. Factually accurate and verifiable?:

References layout: In "References", I would make subsections for books and citations used, i.e. "footnotes" and "sources"

Citations to reliable sources: All references are reliable.

No original research: The following are missing inline citations:

• The entire "paraphrase" section
• "Shakespeare's book of sonnets is dedicated to "Mr. W.H.". There has been much academic speculation and conversation over who W.H. could be. One argument is that Anne Hathaway, the bride of Shakespeare, is the mysterious W.H. because of her masculine features. Another possibility is that W.H. could refer to Anne's brother, William Hathaway. The initials are appropriate for the dedication."
• "This is shown when the speaker moves from speaking about the young man's loss of identity to age with words like 'hold in lease' and 'yourself's decease' before the end of the octave to speaking about the regenerative nature of husbandry and the duty to one's parents to continue the line with words such as 'Who lets so fair a house fall to decay' and 'dear my love you know: / You had a father; let your son say so.'"

3. Broad in coverage?:

Major aspects: The article is missing detail on what critics have said of this piece in regards to what they liked/dislike about it.

Focused: I'm not sure "Paraphrase" section is needed

4. Reflects a neutral point of view?:

Fair representation without bias: Looks OK

5. Stable?

No edit wars, content disputes, etc. No concerns here

6. Illustrated by images, when possible and appropriate?:

Images are copyright tagged, and non-free images have fair use rationales: No images used so far, so this does not apply right now.

Images are provided where possible and appropriate, with suitable captions: While not a requirement, it might be worth adding a photo of Shakespeare himself.

Overall:

Pass or Fail: As this article is not complete and needs general copyediting, I'm failing the nomination and am not placing it on hold. Better luck next time.