Re: LESSON #4 (STUDENTS PLEASE READ!) -- Shakespeare Lessons

[ Show ]

Support VoyForums

[ Shrink ]

VoyForums Announcement: Programming and providing support for this service has been a labor of love since 1997. We are one of the few services online who values our users' privacy, and have never sold your information. We have even fought hard to defend your privacy in legal cases; however, we've done it with almost no financial support -- paying out of pocket to continue providing the service. Due to the issues imposed on us by advertisers, we also stopped hosting most ads on the forums many years ago. We hope you appreciate our efforts.

Show your support by donating any amount. (Note: We are still technically a for-profit company, so your contribution is not tax-deductible.) PayPal Acct: Feedback:

Donate to VoyForums (PayPal):

[ Login ] [ Contact Forum Admin ] [ Main index ] [ Post a new message ] [ Search | Check update time | Archives: 1 ]

[ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

Date Posted: 21:36:40 03/23/03 Sun
Author: Erika Webb
Subject: Re: LESSON #4 (STUDENTS PLEASE READ!)
In reply to: Douglas Brelsford 's message, "Re: LESSON #4 (STUDENTS PLEASE READ!)" on 19:53:58 03/17/03 Mon

>>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!
>
>
>Spring Break
>
>Spring Break is a time for having some fun
>To some it is for sleep, others to run
>Having no school is a super cool perk
>Unless a mean teacher assigns homework
>Nothing is better than hot afternoons
>And hitting your friends with water balloons
>It's a time for laughing, and to enjoy
>It's a time for rest and being a boy
>Spring cleanings a drag, but it is a must
>Someones got to get rid of the brown dust
>Some will argue that a weeks not enough
>But it's a break from school thats not so tough
>I'll have my fun and swim in my blue pool
>But soon enough I'll go back to the school
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I really liked your poem it was very creative and captured the aspect of spring break.

[ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

Replies:

Re: LESSON #4 (STUDENTS PLEASE READ!) -- Justin Lutch, 00:36:19 03/24/03 Mon

Re: LESSON #4 (STUDENTS PLEASE READ!) -- Justin Lutch, 00:37:58 03/24/03 Mon