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Date Posted: 15:53:02 03/22/03 Sat
Author: Shannon Curtis
Subject: Re: LESSON #4 (STUDENTS PLEASE READ!)
In reply to: Chris Davis 's message, "Re: LESSON #4 (STUDENTS PLEASE READ!)" on 17:24:50 03/12/03 Wed

>>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!
>
>This should be fun
>
>Jillian is a really great friend,
>So is Julia, Phillip, and Sam.
>Nellie's always great up 'til the end,
>And Stephanie likes to eat baked ham.
>Jason is great as my bro bassoon,
>Annie and Lindsay are really cool.
>Ashley can play a pretty great tune,
>Her flute can make people start to drool.
>Kayley, and Wes, and Tash are great friends,
>Scotty is great, I've known him since third.
>It is just sad that some are at ends,
>Let's just say that I am being a turd.
>I guess that's what I get for switching,
>To tuba instead of bass marching.

Good poem! Great rhyming, but most of the lines only have 9 syllables, except one, I think. Just keep it in iambic pentameter! :-)

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