User:Noillimog/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Essay of Dramatick Poesie

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose this article because I am interested in literary criticism. This article matters because it gives access to information about early poetic criticism. My preliminary impression of this article is that it contains a decent plot summary but could be more detailed and organized.

Evaluate the article
Lead Section: The introductory sentence does not clearly describe the article’s topic. The lead does not include a description of significant sections. The lead section of this article contains some unnecessary details but leaves out vital ones. For example, the lead mentions “the plague  year of 1666,” but the author does not mention the plague in the content.

Content: The article’s content is relevant to the topic, and the article’s content is up-to-date. However, some content does not belong and content that could be expanded upon. This article does not deal with any of Wikipedia’s equity gaps.

Tone: The article is neutral but uncertain. No claims appear biased, but the presented claims are unclear. Because the article only describes the plot in detail, some of John Dryden’s arguments about poetry are underrepresented.

Sources and References: This article contains many links to Wikipedia pages but only cites three references: one primary and two secondaries. However, while the article has cited two secondary resources, the links provided are proxied and unavailable to the general public, so I could not access them. A few other references could be cited relating to John Dryden’s other works and perhaps some analysis of the Essay of Dramatic Poesy.

Organization and Writing Quality: The article is not organized into sections, but the organization does reflect the author’s major points on the subject. The article’s content is difficult to follow because some sentences are redundant and take away from topics that the author should expand upon. Additionally, there are some spelling and grammar errors throughout the entire article.

Overall impressions: This article’s plot summary is detailed and accurate, but its meaning and historical impact are underdeveloped.