Blank Verses...
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...are lines that have ten sylables each, and do not rhyme. Blank verses are pretty weird! Every other syllable in a blank verse is accented. Here are some blank verses:
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We must do one together in case I
Forget what to write in this horrible
Blank verse that I have to write on my blog!
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I like to write blank verses with pencil,
Because I can erase mistakes I make,
If I don't write blank verses in pencil,
I might make the biggest mistake on earth!
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Ballads...
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...are poems that have at least four lines that usually tell a story. Here is a ballad:
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I love my sister Sarah,
She is so very special.
She loves to crawl, climb, and talk,
And has a funny toenail!
One day she started upstairs,
To find her dear lost mommy,
She fell right down, bumped her head,
And got a great big WHAMMY!
6 comments:
Blank verses are a mystery to me but I like your ballad. Keep up the great writing, Ellie. (You'll have to explain the blank verse over the phone -- by reading it to me.)
Love, Nanna
I can't wait to meet my cousin Sarah! Love, Alesha
ps thank you for the note!
Ellie you should check out my I got a awesome haircut today
5-19-09 Camille
Ellie, What kind of poetry is this?
Papa
It is the Soldier
It is the Soldier, not the reporter
Who has given us freedom of the press.
It is the Soldier, not the poet,
Who has given us freedom of speech.
It is the Soldier, not the campus organizer,
Who has given us the freedom to demonstrate.
It is the Soldier, not the lawyer,
Who has given us the right to a fair trial.
It is the Soldier, who salutes the flag,
Who serves beneath the flag,
And whose coffin is draped by the flag,
Who allows the protestor to burn the flag.
Richard Thompson
President and Chief Counsel
Thomas More Law Center
Is this a ballad?
Cats have paws
But watch out for sharp claws
Cats also have soft fur
Can you here them purr
Papa and Camille,
Those are nice poems. Papa, that poem is a free verse. Camille, yours is a quatrain, not a ballad. Thanks for the poems!
Ellie
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