Poetry: The Forms and the History The Ode by Catherine Wilson
Copyright 12-19-2002 Age Rating: 10 + Ode The ode is an elaborately structured lyrical poem praising and glorifying an individual, commemorating an event, or describing nature intellectually rather than emotionally. Odes originally were songs performed with a...Free Verse versus Blank Verse
Copyright 03-24-2008 by Frank Fields Age Rating: 7 + Free Verse versus Blank Verse What are they? When should I use them? How to tell which is which? And what else? ~~~~~ Free Verse is: variable, usually unrhymed lines, having no fixed, consistent metrical pattern....Research on Pompeii (My History Essay) hehe by whitedragon
Copyright 03-25-2006 The city of Pompeii, in Italy, which was home to more than 20,000 people over 2000 years ago, is one of the most fascinating archaeological sites to be investigated in modern times. As a result of a volcanic disaster, (the massive eruption of...
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Our Sailor Moon Galleries Each Sailor has her Own Gallery! Sailor Moon and all characters are copyright © 1992 Naoko Takeuchi/Kodansha Those who have purchased rights include: TOEI Animation., DiC Entertainment, Kodansha, Bandai, and others. Those who have NOT...
Poetry: The Forms and the History Kyrielle by Catherine Wilson
Copyright 01-19-2003 The Kyrielle was once a very popular poetic form originating in France and dating back to the Middle Ages. The word Kyrielle is derived from a part of the church liturgy, the kyrie eleison (Lord, have mercy). This is why we have the refrain, which...I’m Getting Nothing For Christmas
Author Roy C& Sid Tepper I broke my bat on Johnny’s head, Somebody snitched on me. I hid a frog in sister’s bed, Somebody snitched on me. I spilled some ink on Mommy’s rug, I made Tommy eat a bug, Bought some gum with a penny slug, Somebody...Poetry: The Forms and the History Lai, Virelai and Lai Nouveau by Catherine Wilson
Copyright 01-21-2003 The lai is a Medieval narrative or lyric poem, which flourished in 12th century France. The Lai looks to be a very simple form consisting of five syllable couplets separated by a two-syllable line. The number of lines in each stanza is fixed at...Battle at Yorktown by Regina S.
by Regina S. (Age: 16) copyright 06-01-2003 Age Rating: 1 to 127 On a cold and cloudy day a final battle made its way. Brave-hearted men stood lined with pride, all together side by side. The British soldiers on the left, Americans on the right. With heads held high,...Poetry: The Forms and the History The Cinquain, Clerihew and Haiku
By Catherine Wilson Cinquain The word Cinquain is derived from the French word for five. An American poet named Adelaide Crapsey invented the Cinquain. She wrote a lot of poems with this format in the last years of her life. She died early, at the age of...The Mysterious Death of Pope John Paul I [A Treatise]
_______________________________________________________ Pope John Paul I died only 33 days into his Pontificate (August 26, 1978 – September 28, 1978). It was one of the shortest reigns in the annals of the papacy. The official cause of death was myocardial...