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Date Posted: 06:22:01 03/24/03 Mon
Author: Zack Huber
Subject: Re: LESSON #4 (STUDENTS PLEASE READ!)
In reply to: Zach Hernandez 's message, "Re: LESSON #4 (STUDENTS PLEASE READ!)" on 17:01:21 03/23/03 Sun

>>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!
>
>He wished he could reclaim his lost treasure
>But alas no force in the world could do
>This momentous quest against the pressure
>Evil was not his only foe, he too
>Was his own adversary in the huge quest
>Along the way many trials test'd him
>But faith was the weapon that was his best
>Showed his courage to stand out on a limb
>The road was very perilous nad long
>No one thought he could complete the journey
>He carried a spear which had three prongs
>This help'd him weather the deeps that were burning
>In the end he won against deprication
>And found his lost treasure which was salvation

You used great Iambac Pentameter in this Sonnet, very good Zack

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