Too long...50%?!

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Do English teachers have the right to deduct marks on a literary work you’ve submitted - simply because it is too long?

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If you were given guidelines on how long it was supposed to be, then the Teacher has every right to mark it down.
 
Yes. If you had a specific length it had to be and you went over it, you’ve not actually done what was asked of you and so you will lose marks.
 
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For a literary work, “too long” might also mean that it’s repetitive or excessively wordy.
 
In the real world, there are often limits on the length of writing pieces. Get used to it.

Even when there are no formal limits, sometimes you communicate more with less.

Learn to love the self-embodied maxim, “Omit needless words.”
 
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