Poem 1

The Old Man Down the Street

A limerick

On the other side of the town lived a short old man

He went down the street one day to get a new pan

The man got into a mall through a large spinning door

His long baggy pants got caught and fell to the floor

Naked and hairless in his underwear, out he ran

The Island is Still - Found Poem from Lord of the Flies

The high sea beyond
Far off along the beach
The build-up of clouds continued
White and brown

A blink of bright light beyond the forest
There was no light left save that of the stars
Colours drained from water and trees
 Blue of all shades and shadowy green

The Sun had gone
Butterflies danced in the middle
Glittery fish flucked hither
Silver of moon rose over the horizon

In the darkness of early morning
Down the side of the mountain
A speck above the island
From the dawn-pale beach to the dark mountain
 

Short Story Assignment

"The Alchemist's Sacrifice"
This story is about a family living in poverty, and it is set in a city in which the practices of alchemy are quite advance. Alchemy is the art of converting one matter to a different one of equal value. In the context of the story, alchemists have very high expertise and can transform intangible matters into tangible ones. 

Read entire story here:
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Play Review

Insights on "The Tenant of Wildfell Hall"

The play, "The Tenant of Wildfell Hall", based on the novel by Anne Bronte, reveals a mournful story of a widow, Helen Graham, who moves into the withered Wildfell Hall in an attempt to erase her past. The entire play permeates a mysterious and grave atmosphere when depicting Ms. Graham who doesn't want the new town to know her past. However, using irony throughout, the play creates humours for the audience beside the engima and tragedy. 

In the beginning of the play, when Markham discovers in Wildfell Hall that Lawrence has an intimate relationship with Graham, Markham gets furious and jealous of Lawrence and punches him in the face. However, it is later revealed in the play that Lawrence is actually Graham's brother. Markham feels very embarssed and apologize to Lawrence after obtaining this fact. The playwright intentionally lets Markham, as well as the audience, to misunderstand Lawrence's behaviours towards Graham to build even more suspense and elicit skepticism from the audience. However, as the truth is revealed later, the audience feels that the tension previously built is resolved in a facetious way. After all, this is an effective way to relax the audience.

Near the end of the play, there is another misunderstanding provided for the audience. After absent and away for a long time, Graham, according to gossips by the Wilsons, is going to get married soon; this fact, of course, angers Markham greatly and distresses him as well as the audience. Markham completely loses control of himself and can't understand this sudden piece of information. Just at the instant moment when the audience is anticipating a disappointing ending, Lawrence reveals that he, not Graham, is the one getting married. This false impression elicits laughters and relief from the audience, adumbrating a happy ending. 

In the end, the play successfully brings out a layer of humour and irony that exists beyond that of mystery and sobriety. This light-hearted mood is achieved through establishing intentional confusions which build tension, and resolving such tension later on in the play as the truth is revealed. 

Making turkey for Thanksgiving

This is the Thanksgiving turkey dinner we made!