User:Leinaala03/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Because I could not stop for Death

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
It was a C graded article on the poetry page and a poem I enjoy. I think there could be significant additions to the page which is another reason it would be good to evaluate.

Evaluate the article
Starting with the lead section, the introductory sentence is strong in explaining what the poet is an importantly, that it was published posthumously, after Dickinson's death. However, in the lead section, there were sentences worded poorly that went without reference in the rest of the article. Additionally, the lead section feels slightly too long and opinionated and I think parts of it could be brought into another section, leaving a briefer, more accurate lead section.

Content wise, nothing has changed with the state of the poem since the Wiki's posting, which is natural since the poem was published over a hundred years ago. Additionally, the tone is very balanced throughout the article. The only specific opinion mentioned was the Christian belief and opinions relating to the poem, which I remember learning about when I analyzed the poem in a class. The citations for the opinion are strong and cited well, making it a good part of the article in my opinion. I do think if there are opposite opinions challenging the christian angle when interpreting the poem those would be good to include, and if I was the one editing the wikipage that would be one of the first additions I would look to make. Relating to images, there is only one on the page, and I think more imagery possibly of the house or school she write about could deepen the understanding of the poem if those specific references and images were known.

One of the reasons I think this page is rated as a C is the missing sources or missing full citations throughout part of the article. At the end of a large quote there's a note that a full citation is needed, and I noticed there are places where imbedding other articles would add to the value of the page. Specifically, Natalie Merchant and Susan McKeown and the name of the song they made inspired by the poem as reflected in the "Musical Settings" section where other artists have links to their pages but the two former artists do not. Additionally, there are not a lot of sources used in the article, and I found some pieces that may be interesting like this interpretation of faith from the poem but with a greek inspired angle, https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/article/11170/summary. Additions like these as well as just basic citations on more information about the posthumous posting of this poem would be good citations to add.

Overall, I believe this is a strong article and it does a good job of summarizing and giving brief understanding for the poem. However, it could still use stronger citations, more information on interpretations relating to the poem and Christianity, and more images to deepen comprehension of the images Dickinson gives readers through the poem.