Splinters for April 2021

0How do you define poetry?
Defend the need for poets and poetry in any society.
April is also the National Humor Month. Try writing a limerick
- Line 1 and 2 are 9 syllables and rhyme is same sound. (“A” rhyme)
- Line 3 and 4 are 6 syllables and rhyme each other. (“B” rhyme)
- Line 5 is same pattern and rhyme as lines 1 and 2.
- Example from A Book of Nonsense—
  There was an old man with a beard
  Who said, “It is just as I feared.
  Two owls and a hen
  A lark and a wren
  Have all built a nest in my beard.
April 23 is English Language Day, World Book Day and the birthday of William Shakespeare.
- Do you have a favorite book or author? Explain why.
- Pick a favorite quote, sonnet or monologue from Shakespeare and rewrite it for today’s world.
Is English the best language for poetry? Why or why not?