If I were to have the opportunity to do this timed write again, I would definitely try to address the prompt better. I know this sounds a bit generic and predictable, but thats really what any criticism of a timed write boils down to, isn’t it? Specifically, I would relate my commentary about language to theme. I didn’t relate the word “meaning” in the prompt to “theme”. I actually think I did a good job of talking about language. I wrote about diction and tone and alliteration. But I needed to really B.S. the crap out of that essay and I didn’t. I definitely should’ve come up with some very fancy theme about nature and the circle of life and Time. My essay would relate the same elements of language that I already discussed with an elaborate and ridiculous theme. Then it would be very good. I think that this change would take my essay from a five to an eight.