Sunday, 2 February 2014

Rhythm in two syllables: Trochaic and Iambic

You've put rhythm in your quatrains and couplets.  Now it is time to put in rhythmical patterns.  First, the examples.

Trochaic Foot (closest to modern English speech):
Earth, receive an honoured guest;
William Yeats is laid to rest:
Let this Irish vessel lie
Emptied of its poetry.  -  W.M. Auden

Iambic Foot (most of Shakespeare):


If music be the food of love, play on
Give me excess of it, that, surfeiting
The appetite may sicken, and so die
That strain again! it had a dying fall: 
O, it came o'er my ear like the sweet sound, 
That breathes upon a bank of violets, 
Stealing and giving odour! Enough; no more: 
'Tis not so sweet now as it was before.   -   Twelfth Night, Shakespeare

Jabberwocky

BY LEWIS CARROLL
’Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
      Did gyre and gimble in the wabe:
All mimsy were the borogoves,
      And the mome raths outgrabe.

“Beware the Jabberwock, my son!
      The jaws that bite, the claws that catch!
Beware the Jubjub bird, and shun
      The frumious Bandersnatch!”

He took his vorpal sword in hand;
      Long time the manxome foe he sought—
So rested he by the Tumtum tree
      And stood awhile in thought.

And, as in uffish thought he stood,
      The Jabberwock, with eyes of flame,
Came whiffling through the tulgey wood,
      And burbled as it came!

One, two! One, two! And through and through
      The vorpal blade went snicker-snack!
He left it dead, and with its head
      He went galumphing back.

“And hast thou slain the Jabberwock?
      Come to my arms, my beamish boy!
O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!”
      He chortled in his joy.

’Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
      Did gyre and gimble in the wabe:
All mimsy were the borogoves,
And the mome raths outgrabe. 

Your job is two quatrains of each, Trochaic and Iambic.  Rhyme doesn't matter, but is a bonus.  Done by Friday before school, posted here and printed onto paper.  Labelled clearly, double spaced for marking.

19 comments:

  1. Homework
    I don’t like to do my homework
    I hope there’s not much thing to do
    But I really have to work
    I can say that I hate it too

    Game
    It is fun playing the game
    But I waste my time
    It is the best
    But I do not make nest.

    iPod
    It is to play on my iPod
    It is like the best god
    I like the good mitten
    I also like kittens

    File
    It is to like my file
    It can be pile
    But it is not a tile
    And it doesn’t run a mile
    M.K.

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  2. (First and the last quatrains are Iambic and second and third quatrains are Trochaic)

    Despair and Hope

    Despair will always chase your back,
    And trying best to hide itself.
    But it will change to fearful monster,
    When you are feeling lots of pain.

    It will rip your calmness out!
    It will bite your happy thoughts!
    It will eat your kindness up!
    It will swallow EVERYTHING!

    But, there’s one more thing that follows you.
    It is widely known as a hope.
    No one knows where hope comes from,
    But, hope will always stay with you.

    When darkness tries to mess you up,
    Forever hope will be with you.
    When hope guards you toward the light,
    You’ll find a way to reach your dreams.

    S.Y.

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  3. Me
    Trochaic: I am very loud,
    I don’t concentrate,
    The teacher gets annoyed.
    I don’t want to be quiet.

    I’ve got too much energy,
    I’m like a bouncing ball.
    I got no energy left?
    Then I need my coffee.

    Iambic: But somehow I’m lazy.
    In the early morning,
    I don’t want to wake up.
    Let me sleep in my bed.

    I play games way too much,
    It’s the same for YouTube.
    But it is really fun
    And you can sit and relax.

    H.E

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  4. A Day With My Friends

    It was a day with my friends
    I was exited on that day
    When all my friends came to play
    And we tried to have fun

    There were a lot of people
    Who visit the amusement park
    But we just ran to the ride
    That my friends all like

    When the ride was over
    The photo was taken
    At just the right time
    Funny faces everywhere

    Amusement park was closed
    We wanted to play more
    But we were also tired
    But friends and I had fun

    Y.K

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  5. Grade Seven Two

    Ikumi, Helmar, Mia
    Nozomi, Matthew
    Elina, Saleh, Genta
    Sora, Shane, Taiyo.

    I think they are creative
    Mia sometime prudent
    Helmar is talkative
    Shane is a new student.

    Sora is good at making rubric
    Ikumi is sensitive
    Nozomi likes to draw
    Elina likes music

    Saleh likes to make jokes
    Matthew likes to play with chow
    Genta is wearing glasses
    Where is Taiyo now?

    Y.T

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  6. Brown as bear
    Sweet as sugar
    Gooey as jelly
    Yummy as cake

    Juice is so fresh
    Candy so sweet
    Crisp so Good
    Mint makes you smile
    Lambic

    Honey so sweet
    Honey so natural
    Honey so good
    Honey I love

    Coke is sweet
    Coke that we love
    Coke is so good
    Coke makes you fat
    H.K

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  7. Trochaic:
    Never be upset,
    You are in my heart
    Please stay with me
    I’m already alone.

    I know you don’t care,
    Don’t be in my way
    Or else you might
    Die and pass away.

    Iambic:

    Oh my, oh my
    I’m gonna die
    I’m not gonna lie
    I’m already up in the sky


    I do not see you,
    I think you don't exist.
    Fly away fly away,
    You are noisy.
    S.T

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  8. Your FACE; Iambic
    My friend, what is wrong with your face,
    It looks like someone beat you up,
    You have a bruise on your face,
    Oh no. It’s just your normal face.

    Lazy You; Iambic
    All you do is play games,
    Just sitting around with your games,
    You never play outside,
    You are just like the me.

    My Love; Trochaic
    You look really pretty,
    You smell really well to,
    I am falling in love with you,
    May I kiss you, my pizza.

    You are who I love; Trochaic
    You are who I love,
    You make me really happy,
    I always play with you,
    I really like you, my iPhone.
    ks

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  9. Music

    Music is really active
    It’s always so much of fun
    There is no need to run
    I am sure it’s addictive

    Canada

    Cold, damp, chilly, freezing
    Hazy, sunny, warmish, hot
    That is Canada isn’t it?
    I am sure that is Canada

    Snow

    Snowy, white, gray, cold,
    Chilly, frigid, freezing, bright
    These words describe winter
    White snow is very nice

    Omar

    Funny, friendly, likeable
    Muscular, strong, cool, kind...
    These words describe Omar
    He has a very smart mind


    O.S.

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  10. C.P.

    My grade seven - Iambic
    My grade seven is very cool
    They work so hard at home and school
    Complete their homework everyday
    They are cool anyway

    I am a girl - Iambic
    I am a girl who likes to play
    Who also likes to study hard
    And want to get a perfect mark
    For every quizzes, tests and exam

    U&I – Trochaic
    You and I are BFF
    No more fighting everyday
    If we have something to fight
    Let’s forget and talk ‘bout it

    Do you? – Trochaic
    Do you like to play more sports?
    That’s my favorite things to do
    Do you like to study hard?
    Not your favorite but my favorite

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  11. C.P. (fixed)

    My grade seven - Iambic
    My grade this year is very cool
    They work so hard at home and school
    Complete their homework everyday
    So they are cool anyway

    I am a girl - Iambic
    I am a girl who likes to play
    Who also likes to study hard
    Who wants to get a perfect mark
    For every quizzes, tests and exam

    U&I – Trochaic
    You and I are BFF
    No more fighting BFF
    If we have something to fight
    Let’s forget and let’s not fight

    Do you? – Trochaic
    Do you like to play more sports?
    That’s my favorite thing to do
    Do you like to study hard?
    Not your favorite but my favorite

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  12. Basketball-Trochaic
    How do you use a basket,
    and what is a ball?
    Basket is a target to hit,
    and ball is a gun.

    Music-Iambic
    If music can makes people happy,
    Does it makes people sad,too?
    Does it makes people angry?
    Does it makes people relax?

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  13. Iambic
    Rainbow give
    Some people
    Seizure yet
    It is fabulous
    Iambic
    Gold is
    Expensive
    But the
    Color makes me spaz
    Trohaic
    When I hear
    Music, it
    Takes me to
    A another world
    Trohaic
    Rainbow unicorn
    It is so fabulous
    And has swag
    And it taste like candy.

    E.A

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  14. G.K.

    Iambic poem

    I know I don’t exist.
    I know I just died now.
    I feel I’m still alive.
    My life will never end.

    I can’t erase you from my head.
    I can’t forget you from my heart.
    You’re always my bright highlighter.
    Cause you just made me shine.

    Trochaic

    I know I’m not smart.
    I know I’m not cool.
    I know I’m not creative.
    But imagine me on the pitch.
    Running through the grass.
    Dribbling like Ronaldo.
    I know it’s just an imagination.
    Or can’t I imagine?

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  15. M.Y.

    Iambic Poem:
    We played so much together today,
    You know we were playing all day.
    I think we are friends for ever,
    I can’t wait to play again.

    The only time I’m free is when,
    You know, when my mom’s away.
    Because she’s always upset,
    When she knows I always play.

    Trochaic Poem:
    Some has long,
    Some has less,
    Time is different,
    Till the death.

    We live long.
    But it’s too long,
    Cuz we can,
    Really get bored.

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  16. Weathers


    Sunny
    It is brighten day.
    I go outside to play with my friends.
    In winter, it is bright.
    In summer, it is dry and hot.

    Rain
    Many drops from the sky.
    Many kinds of sounds are there.
    If the sun goes up,
    You can see the beautiful thing.

    Cloudy
    It is dark and boring day.
    It may rain but,
    It may sunny.
    I hope the weather will be sunny

    Snow
    Snow doesn’t falls many times in Tokyo.
    Children go to outside,
    And, play with snow until the night.
    A special day.

    M.S

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  17. My Black Cats

    He is not so big
    But, he always calls a trouble
    He likes to eat squids
    But still I like this cute cat.

    He always sleeping in the bed
    But he always brake my things
    He has sister named Kinako
    She has gold colour in her back.

    Black is small than her sister
    They are always helping me.
    They are bad at going to the washroom
    But, I sleep with them.

    Me and the cats are connected
    Even I go to other counties university
    I am not going to forget them
    I love them forever.

    S.L

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  18. Trochaic:
    If there was no rap
    I’ll go to top of the mountain to cry.
    I’ll go to haven to cry
    Run away from the world with no rap.

    If there was no music
    People never be happy.
    I love to sing in party
    I wa’na cry if there was no music

    Limbic
    My best friend quit our school
    I cried a lot.
    But I could sometime play with her
    I’ll still have fun in the school.

    I cried when I went to live.
    I love their music,
    I scream a lot.
    I had fun.
    N.K

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  19. Dance
    I like to dance
    Inside he sun
    This is is my chance
    To go have fun

    If you do not
    Come dance with me
    I’ll cry a lot
    If you didn't

    Me
    I was not my self
    I was not the real me
    I was afraid to make mistakes
    From now on I won’t be afraid

    You encouraged me
    I can be who I am now
    Someone who never gives up
    you need to know that you are the reason

    I.K

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