My Shakespearean Sonnet - No Sympathy for Our Misery
Task: For the next 14 days you will complete your sonnet. Start by giving your sonnet a title, then write the first line Due tomorrow. You will leave a working copy for me and keep one in your journals. Of course your Sonnet must closely mimic Shakespeare’s. Have Fun with this
| 1. Although the world might seem to be flawless, |
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| 2. Everything must have its darkest hour. |
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| 3. Without warning, our world becomes a mess. |
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| 4. Called the president, he is in power. |
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| 5. He is the puppeteer, we the puppets. |
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| 6. He states we should set other countries free. |
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| 7. And yet we are left with all the war debts. |
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| 8. We remain puppets! And he holds the key. |
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| 9. For eight years now we have remained silent, |
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| 10. But now it’s time for us to start caring. |
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| 11. Like Gandhi, we don’t need to be violent. |
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| 12. We won’t need to be anymore daring. |
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| 13. We just need to go out and vote today! |
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| 14. And with this take the puppeteer away! |
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