Dialogue

In this scene a teacher is telling her husband about an argument between two kids at the school she teaches at.

The bully of the school is walking down the hall way with his group of friends. The “new” boy accidentally bumps into the bully.

“Sorry about that. It won’t happen again.”  Said the new kid as he gathered his things.

“It better not happen again or else there is going to be a major problem.” The bully pushed the wimpy "new" kid into the wall.

The frightened kid didn't know what to do “Look would you stop I said I’m sorry and I need to get to class.”

“Hey! You can go to class when I am done with you and not until then!” Said the bully as he pushed him again.

The “new” kid raises his voice and says, “Well we are done.”  And walks away.

“No because I did not say we were done, therefore we aren't done.” Says the bully and then continues to hit the kid.

“Please stop please” Cries the “new” kid.

By this time the bell has rang and the hallways are nearly empty. A student teacher walking down the hallway finds the bully beating the kid. She then pulls off the bully and drags him to the principal’s office. 

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Stressed Syllables

Stressed syllables- Syllables that have a strong emphasis when spoken.

Here is some help determining what is stressed or unstressed. 

Test Question

Determine the stressed syllables in the following line:

Down by the sea, by the beautiful sea.

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Refrain

Refrain- A repeated line ending each verse of a poem, particularly used in ballads.

Here is an example:

The Raven

by

Edgar Allan Poe

And the raven, never flitting, still is sitting, still is sitting

On the pallid bust of Pallas just above my chamber door;

And his eyes have all the seeming of a demon's that is dreaming,

And the lamp-light o'er him streaming throws his shadow on the floor;

And my soul from out that shadow that lies floating on the floor

Shall be lifted nevermore.

Test question:

What line in Edgar Allan Poe’s poem above is an example of a refrain?

Howl Imitation

Howl Imitation

I saw a new generation of ones who were ungrateful and disrespectful.

Who thought that telling their parents what they were going to do instead of asking if they could was acceptable.

I saw a generation that was so spoiled they didn't know how to work because they never had to work for anything they had, it was handed to them.

Who used foul language, multiple times in one sentence, and knew the meaning of it at a much younger age then they should have.

Who eat more food than the suggested size for their age to only go home to watch television or play video games instead of being active in school sports.

I saw a generation that can work technology better than adults because that is all they do in their free time, therefore they lack communication skills.

Who think falling “in love” is more important than finishing their high school education.

I saw a problem with the upcoming generation. 

Imagist Poem

Clothes

Every color, every style, so tempting,

But it is my ball and chain holding me back.

Sestina

They play and run

Out on the green yard

In the warm

Up and down the tree

Until they have enough fun

With all the children

The loud children

Love to run

And who doesn't like to have fun

In the yard

With the oversize oak tree

When it’s warm

The warm

Inspires the children

To climb higher in the tree

To play and run

In the green yard

Where they have so much fun

The fun

Never ends in the warm

The yard

Is always full of children

That love to run

High into the tree

Green oak tree

Creates so much fun

For all that love to run

In the warm

The three children

Play in the yard

The empty yard

With the empty oak tree

Has no more children

No more fun

Because the warm

Has run

The dead yard is out of fun

The oak tree no longer warm

No more loud children because the fun day came to the end of the run