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Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Epigrams
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An epigram is a brief, pointed, witty poem with no prescribed form, typically ironical, satirical, or paradoxical (see textbook, pg. 1020). Test your imagination and write a few.
In my head, I'm asleep instead. Over-think my every letter, my words are dead.
Yes:
Forgive me- I must respectfully decline.
Silence:
You never cease to deafen me, loud mountain of sound. Over you, music is found.
A Building Built Sideways:
Scenery behind windows- nothing but dirt. Should you pray, death won't hurt?
Burning a Book:
We assigned the work to the fire- never did the words burn brighter.
War:
Nothing but tools, machines of "peace." Mercy not shown, no more for the weak. Firing our weapons, the blood fills the creek. Soon I wake, hesitant to speak.
My heart beat fast inside my chest, It beat so loud it became a pest, One day it beat way to fast So now I am a part of the past, You can find me in the ground where I rest.
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ReplyDeleteMeism will save the world
ReplyDeleteEmergency
ReplyDeleteThe patient was hot for the doctor.
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The gas was so happy, it couldn't contain itself.
Title: Shakespeare
ReplyDeletePoetry is what sets us apart.
Meaning of Life:
ReplyDeleteLiving to die.
(This is depressing, but the only ironic thing I could think of...)
Intelligence:
"We don't need no education."
"I can resist everything but temptation"
ReplyDeleteThe Optimist:
ReplyDeleteBelieve in eternity until the very end.
Title:Men at War
ReplyDeleteThe women expressed their equal rights over a nice cup of tea
Orange Yellow Red
ReplyDeleteJoy to those who see these hues
Soon they will be gone
Tiny:
ReplyDeleteWhen asked what the name of the man's salamander was
The man said "Tiny"
They asked "Why"
The man replied, "Because he's my newt"
Stay with me till the end of forever
ReplyDeleteepigram:
ReplyDeleteLoud
You could hear a pin drop.
haiku:
Leaves fall all around
Colors change from green to red
Leaves crunch beneath feet
Starting Fresh
ReplyDeleteA new beginning starts at the end.
Consciousness:
ReplyDeleteIn my head, I'm asleep instead.
Over-think my every letter, my words are dead.
Yes:
Forgive me-
I must respectfully decline.
Silence:
You never cease to deafen me,
loud mountain of sound.
Over you, music is found.
A Building Built Sideways:
Scenery behind windows- nothing but dirt.
Should you pray, death won't hurt?
Burning a Book:
We assigned the work to the fire-
never did the words burn brighter.
War:
Nothing but tools, machines of "peace."
Mercy not shown, no more for the weak.
Firing our weapons, the blood fills the creek.
Soon I wake, hesitant to speak.
Optimism
ReplyDeleteOptimism sucks
Desperation
ReplyDeleteOne fish, two fish
Red fish, blue fish.
Catch them, eat them.
Dr. Seuss is dead,
And everyone is hungry.
My heart beat fast inside my chest,
ReplyDeleteIt beat so loud it became a pest,
One day it beat way to fast
So now I am a part of the past,
You can find me in the ground where I rest.
"Us Both"
ReplyDeleteIt takes two to tango.
"No More"
It takes just a little
to show you care a lot.
"Seasons"
The flowers blossom
Today begins springtime
Winter comes too soon.
"Hair"
It sits in my face
Itches my cheek, in my eyes.
Hair is everywhere.
Title: Winter (this a haiku, I think)
ReplyDeleteWinter is coming,
but first it will be autumn.
It is autumn now.
Title: La Mer
Once I saw the sea;
It was large and green.
But when I looked in the sea,
and the sea looked in me,
I forgot how to write poetry.
"Happy"
ReplyDeleteI am suicidal. Bam!
"Anti-Joke"
What do you call a nun in a wheelchair.
Virgin mobile
In the Woods
ReplyDeleteListen to the sights
Smell the light through nature's eyes
See the many noises
VOTERS
ReplyDeleteWhat can be said by non-voter
Nothing in the answer
PEACEFUL
No, I'm not murderous
Just step closer to the knife
THE MAN
Government sucks,
Anarchy it is.
LIFE
Life is pleasant,
Death is peaceful,
Its the transition that sucks.
IU ROCKS
Just kidding, they suck,
Boiler-Up!
SPORTS
Only at North
is the choir better.
GUNS DON'T KILL
Bullets do.
Soaking up the sun,
ReplyDeleteAs he owns the spacious land,
the head lion roars.