Date Posted:09:37:52 03/23/03 Sun Author:Julia Hubler Subject: Re: LESSON #4 (STUDENTS PLEASE READ!) In reply to:
Amy Biesemeyer
's message, "Re: LESSON #4 (STUDENTS PLEASE READ!)" on 16:46:43 03/21/03 Fri
>>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!
>There are days when I dearly wish to cry,
>Those days when I feel so terribly blue.
>Yes I admit I have those days it's true.
>However there are days when I do smile,
>And bright sunshine is all that I can see,
>When I am purely happy for a while,
>And laughter is all that you here from me.
>While there are some times that storm clouds will come,
>And all the world becomes dark and gray.
>Some times those dreary clouds will just pass on
>And then it is a bright and cheery day.
>Whether it is a day of rain or shine
>Know you shall always be a friend of mine.
This is a really good poem Amy! You kept pretty good iambic pentameter the whole time. But, you skipped a rhyme near the beginning. Remember to keep to the rhyme scheme.
