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Date Posted: 13:48:51 03/22/03 Sat
Author: Amy Biesemeyer
Subject: Re: LESSON #4 (STUDENTS PLEASE READ!)
In reply to: Amy Ripley 's message, "Re: LESSON #4 (STUDENTS PLEASE READ!)" on 14:17:24 03/20/03 Thu

>>After reviewing the characteristics of a sonnet,
>>compose an original Elizabethan (Shakespearean) sonnet
>>of 14 lines. Your theme may be traditional (i.e.,
>>love, nature, etc.) or contemporary, but you must use
>>the correct rhyme scheme (ababcdcdefefgg) and iambic
>>pentameter. When you are finished, post your sonnet as
>>a reply to this message. Get creative and have fun!
>
>Flowers
>
>Flowers are very pretty and smelly
>Bees fly to the flowers for the pollen
>The petals can be used to make jelly
>Flowers are grown in places like Holland
>They can be given to your loved ones
>They grow in nurseries or in the wild
>Phoenix grows flowers for the Phoenix Suns
>They seem to like conditions where it's mild
>Some kinds are roses, daisies, and violets
>My moms sofa has a flower pattern
>Flowers are seen on the ground by pilots
>I placed flowers on my funny lantern
>I like pie with a flower taste to it
>I have flowers on my new catchers mitt


I really liked your poem. It follows iambic pentameter and I like the subject. I didn't know that flowers could make jelly either. :)

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  • Re: LESSON #4 (STUDENTS PLEASE READ!) -- Robert Kiec, 21:07:08 03/22/03 Sat

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