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     In the Hawaiian language, "wiki" means quick. This is a quick, interactive site for English 9 students where they can view daily assignments including vocabulary, upload documents, and post written work. Always keep in mind that this public domain is an educational resource; therefore, students must not write anything they do not want their principal, guardians, and clergyman/woman to read. Inappropriate content will generate unpleasant consequences.   

Please review our rules for using this site:

• We will post quality work that is academically relevant.
• We will respect the work of others.
• We will post wiki assignments on the wiki and in no other form.

A couplet is when the last word in two lines of poetry rhyme. For example, in this excerpt from the famous nursery rhyme, we have 4 lines of verse consisting of 2 couplets:

Twinkle, twinkle, little star,

How I wonder what you are.

Up above the world so high,

like a diamond in the sky.

In the following poem by William Blake, we have 6 lines of verse consisting of 3 couplets:

Robin Redbreast                          Skylark                                     Wren       

Three Things to Remember

by William Blake

A Robin Redbreast in a cage,                      

Puts all of Heaven in a rage. 

A skylark wounded on the wing

Doth make a cherub cease to sing.

He who shall hurt the little wren

Shall never be beloved by men.

Your assignment is to write a poem consisting of at least 3 couplets, similar to the above poem. Like Blake, you want to state that 3 different offenses will result in 3 dire consequences. Your poem does not have to have a religious tone, but should model adult, high-level thinking. We will read our poems in class on Friday, 4/18.