sonnet

= CONGRATULATIONS TO PERIOD FOUR! PIZZA OR DOUGHNUTS? = =The Shakespearean Sonnet Challenge=

Period Four vs. Period Eight
The [|English Sonnet] consists of the following: Fourteen lines in [|iambic pentameter] __Ten syllables__ in each line Three quatrains (four-line stanzas) One couplet (two rhyming lines) Rhyme scheme: ABAB CDCD EFEF GG

"Each quatrain develops a complete idea; sometimes the same idea is developed in three different ways in the three quatrains, sometimes the quatrains develop three different but closely related ideas. The closing couplet is a conclusion based on the material contained in the quatrains."--from The Sonnet Board

//__Example of English Sonnet:__// //Sonnet 106// //When in the chronicle of wasted time// //I see descriptions of the fairest wights,// //And __#|beauty__ making beautiful old rhyme// //In praise of ladies dead and lovely knights,// //Then, in the blazon of sweet beauty's best,// //Of hand, of foot, of lip, of eye, of brow,// //I see their __#|antique pen__ would have express'd// //Even such a beauty as you master now.// //So all their praises are but prophecies// //Of this our time, all you prefiguring;// //And, for they look'd but with divining eyes,// //They had not skill enough your worth to sing:// //For we, which now behold these present days,// //Had eyes to wonder, but lack tongues to praise.//

The __#|Prize__: Food (doughnuts or pizza)

The Rules:
 * 1) Each class will create an English sonnet in the space provided below. This sonnet must contain at least one reference to the word that was chosen in class.
 * 2) Each participant may contribute no more than TWO lines. **When you write your line(s), please sign it with your user name using three ~ symbols.**
 * 3) Both classes will have until Tuesday, December 11th to complete their sonnets.
 * 4) I will determine the winning entry.
 * 5) The winning class will enjoy their prize.
 * 6) **If a class' sonnet is tampered with by someone from another class, this contest will be considered defunct. Fair (not foul) play, please!**

Period Four's Sonnet: JUNGLE GYM
One day upon the monkey bars I saw A girl so fair with rosy cheeks and lips user:NaomiCal After recess we went inside to draw And wrote stories of wond'rous pirate ships user:KkateL Her voice was as soft as a kitten's purr user:tararaguso She looked upon me with her gazing eyes user:Nikki_M1 Laughing, giggling, I was falling for her user:MarinaE13 She melts my heart and melts my cool disguise user:gmock705 We had our first __#|date__ on the jungle gym Winning our race down the slide I did try user:mariam695 But when I saw the way she looked at him I was so upset I thought I could cry user:AbbeyTeliska My dreams were shattered and heart torn in two I'd give anything to hear I love you. user:KristenR21

Period Eight's Sonnet: DOORKNOB
Who knows what __#|lays__ upon the other side Of this gateway to a mystery world- Nick Brown I close mine eyes and take the crazy ride I take a step forward with my brow furled- Marston Blunt I turn the theoretical doorknob Without knowing where it shall taketh me- Nicky Nat Thoughts of adventure made my temple throb I feared not the risk, I’ll just wait and see-Anthony Ascensio What could be behind this door that stands right Within my reach. I must know what there is. user:MSweeney13 To know. My hadns shake from fright to open this door and release the fiz user:cdurr3