Talk:Somebody Else's Prince

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There are multiple sections that we would have liked to add to this page, including: reviews of the story as well as the author, adaptation/versions, etc.

For some of the topics included in the page like the literary devices,we couldn't find articles with which to back up our information.

If anyone knows where to find any articles, papers, books etc on these subjects, please let us know on the talk page, or add them yourselves! Thank you

I suggest cutting down the Summary section. This is possible by connecting the short sentences/ connecting thoughts by using conjunctions in your sentences. I found that it is overly long and condensing the content would be very helpful. Engy212 (talk) 00:32, 15 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The section on “Literary Devices and Common Fairytale Elements” has an awkward layout. It would be helpful to put these ideas in paragraph form, rather than an unexplained list with poor or no examples. Additionally, the section on reoccurring themes is set up poorly. Instead, It would have been nice for the links to be included in paragraph form with relevant examples drawn from the text. Constantia22 (talk) 4:02, 15 February 2013 (UTC)

The summary alternates between present and past tense. This can be fixed by proof reading and changing all the tenses. A shorter summary would also help to keep tenses the same and to correct various grammatical errors Bookofile (talk) 22:37, 15 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I would suggest divulging further into the themes section. Why do you think she brings nature into her stories? What are the other stories she has included in with nature? How does this relate to theme? As it stands right now it seems more like an area to find the definition of the plants/flowers names used in the story.Shybou (talk) 00:15, 16 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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Thank you for all of the suggestions. I realize that this is supposed to be an encyclopedia. However, while writting this page I thought about how to make it useful to a student who is likely to be using this page the most. Students want to find themes, characters and reoccuring things in a list from which is easy for them to get to the point quickly. The summery is long because it allows students to get a lot of details should they have no time to read the text, etc. (there are various reasons, not only that of lazy students). This page connects with 3 different copies of the story. Too much writting in sections on these pages such as themes etc is often discouraging, though I agree that there should be examples from the text for the components. However, I support the list format. As for the tenses, in the summary, thank you, I will make adjustments.Hulibo (talk) 01:14, 16 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]