Wednesday, July 13, 2005

Assignment

ode
n.
A lyric poem of some length, usually of a serious or meditative nature and having an elevated style and formal stanzaic structure.
A choric song of classical Greece, often accompanied by a dance and performed at a public festival or as part of a drama.
A classical Greek poem modeled on the choric ode and usually having a three-part structure consisting of a strophe, an antistrophe, and an epode.

examples: Keats' famous Ode on a Grecian Urn and Ode to a Nightingale

Draft an Ode, modeled on the samples above, to an everyday experience.

For example, Melanie might write "Ode to Scrabble" and talk about bug cafe, and I might write "Ode to the New AC in my Office".

These are just suggestions. I expect lyricism and rhyming. You may visit Rhyme Zone or similar engines for assistance.

There ain't nothing like bad poetry.

1 Comments:

Blogger Heidi said...

Who will be first?
C'Mon people, my masterpiece is in the works, where's youts?

1:39 PM  

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