For this writing piece we had to write a sonnet. A sonnet has to be written in iambic pentameter, has to have 14 lines, and 4 paragraphs that are called quatrains. On the first three quatrains theres 4 lines and on the fourth quatrain there is only two. In each quatrain there has to be a rhyme scheme, the rhyme scheme in a sonnet is ABAB/ CDCD/ EFEF/ GG. Before we wrote this sonnet we were learning about shakespeare's history and all the sonnets and plays he wrote. We then had to look at two of his sonnets and analys it. We had to look for the rhyme scheme, the iambic pentameter, and the quatrains. After we knew what a sonnet was and what it had we had to make one of our own to experience shakespeare's writing.
Mariana Maytorena
9th Grade Humanities
Ms. Shirk
May 14, 2013
Love is Unlimited
It’s my art, how I can express myself
Feels like I’m flying, worries go away
Every bad thought leaves your mind by itself
Each step to become better starts today
Through all the pain the practice and heartbreak
Every move you make feels like paradise
I am not just dreaming I am awake
You’re taught what to do just like a device
All I need are ballet shoes and a beat
and it’s my loudest form of expression
The best way to be yourself is with feet
Being on stage is the best sensation
Having to dance with your feet is one thing
But dancing with your heart is another
After I look back on this I could of got 100% if i did not mess up on the rhyme scheme at quatrain #4. I still got and A+ even though I messed up on that but it could of been perfect if it was not for that. Making the sonnet was hard but I thought I was going to struggle anad take forever to write it. The only thing that I did have a hard time thinking about was the last word because, It had to rhyme but also make sense. What I did was write quotes about dancing on a paper, anad quotes I knew and then I just put them on my paper in the order I wanted them and then changed the last word so they can rhyme. This took me about 1 hour or 2. But I had fun making a poem of what I love to do.
Mariana Maytorena
9th Grade Humanities
Ms. Shirk
May 14, 2013
Love is Unlimited
It’s my art, how I can express myself
Feels like I’m flying, worries go away
Every bad thought leaves your mind by itself
Each step to become better starts today
Through all the pain the practice and heartbreak
Every move you make feels like paradise
I am not just dreaming I am awake
You’re taught what to do just like a device
All I need are ballet shoes and a beat
and it’s my loudest form of expression
The best way to be yourself is with feet
Being on stage is the best sensation
Having to dance with your feet is one thing
But dancing with your heart is another
After I look back on this I could of got 100% if i did not mess up on the rhyme scheme at quatrain #4. I still got and A+ even though I messed up on that but it could of been perfect if it was not for that. Making the sonnet was hard but I thought I was going to struggle anad take forever to write it. The only thing that I did have a hard time thinking about was the last word because, It had to rhyme but also make sense. What I did was write quotes about dancing on a paper, anad quotes I knew and then I just put them on my paper in the order I wanted them and then changed the last word so they can rhyme. This took me about 1 hour or 2. But I had fun making a poem of what I love to do.