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Assignment #1: Original Sonnet
A Fast Love

** During a meet the world will disappear, **
 * If “running through life” is thought as a crime, **
 * Then cuff me for I am felonious. **
 * Running is a love that’s lived on through time, **
 * The feeling is simply harmonious. **
 * The gunshot goes off; we fly oh-so hard. **
 * He’s in the lead, but I hear the crowd cheer, **
 * The race ain’t over until the last yard. **

Adrenaline pumping, I gather speed, **
 * And sprint up to him; there’s sweat on his face. **
 * We’re neck ‘n neck, what a close race indeed, **
 * I never slowed until I cleared first place. **
 * So if I “waste it all” running through life, **
 * At least I will die without any strife. **

“It is an honour that I dream not of” (I.iii.66)

Juliet sits with her nurse in Act I of William Shakespeare’s tragedy //Romeo and Juliet// and her mother, Lady Capulet, strolls over to the ladies, begins talking and the topic of marriage comes up. Lady Capulet inquires Juliet of her disposition of marriage to which she simply replies that it is something she “dreams not of” (I.iii.66). Shakespeare shows, by having Juliet not interested in marriage, that she is a strong, independent woman and in a time were girls traditionally married at a young age; her lack of desire adds a sense of uniqueness to her character. When she appears as this opinionated and unique character as soon as she is introduced into the play, the reader begins to see that she is much more of strong person than her future lover Romeo is. What is ironic about her opinion on marriage is that while she “dream[s] not of... [this] honour” in the afternoon, later that very evening young Juliet first encounters Romeo at the masked ball where the two fall in love and share a secret kiss.

Assignment #4: Night Poem
//The daylight is full of more shadows than night For you're trapped in a loud, busy world But the stars out at night reflect what is right You should go out and embrace it in bold
 * Dark Truth**

Night is full of peace and conceals all you hide It judges not what you do or to whom it is done His black cloak will cover you as a shield by your side And the silent moons' glow will make you feel like all is won

So why waste tonight with sleep? Go out and be free under the star lit sky! And then you will see that all you do during the day is naught but a lie//.

Resources
[|Runner] [|Juliet] [|ToonDoo] [|Moon and Bird] [|Wordle]