As we begin our Shakespeare experience, we notice that the Prologue to
Romeo and Juliet is a sonnet. Please choose a work we've read so far this year (or a favorite cartoon) and write your own Prologue/sonnet. Share it here. Be sure to SIGN your name!!
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The Hobbit
They find the hobbit sitting by his hole.
When dwarves arrive, he has something to fear.
The dwarves present to him their mighty goal.
The hobbit will be gone for but a year.
Imprisoned in the Goblin's mountain cave,
The hobbit riddles his way to a prize.
Invisible, his friend's lives' he will save.
The ring gives Bilbo a perfect disguise.
Through thick and through thin, travel on they must,
The Lonely Mountain waiting at the end.
Elves and creatures they will decide to trust.
But loyalties may change- who is your friend?
The Battle of Five Armies was foretold.
But who will end up winning all the gold?
Emily A.
In this long epic written by Homer
A man is forced to leave his first born son
This man Odysseus was a fighter
Returning home long after the war was done
His wife Penelope remained faithful
And his son believed he would return home
His wife’s suitors did many things disgraceful
These things can be read in Homer’s poem
Odysseus encountered many things
Aggressive creatures and some very bad luck
Dodging obstacles that the journey brings
Away from the gods Odysseus snuck
In the end Odysseus will succeed
After the great fighter had long journeyed
testing
Prologue of The Hunger Games
In the future, Panem is divided.
There used to be peace and prosperity,
but the uprising left them misguided,
people are in irregularity.
The Dark Days are never to be replayed,
It's already hard enough to survive.
Through the chaos, the Hunger Games were made,
there is one rule in the games; stay alive.
Twenty-four tributes are readily prepped,
and are tended to at the Capitol.
Alliances are made, but rarely kept,
and many the deaths are quite radical.
The last tribute left standing wins the game,
crowned the victor and left to live in fame.
Clare S.
Prologue to "Carry Your Own Skis"
Before modern equiptment and warm clothes; You would fly down the hill freezing and wet; Older and talented show how it goes; I learned a lesson so I'll never fret.
Carry your own skis my mom said to me; Cousins, brothers, and sisters came along; You must handle it to enjoy skiing glee; From the lodge, all excitement is forgone.
This moral is a model for living;
Applied into many parts of my life; Using this life style is quite giving; Lessons like this keep me free of a strife.
Carry your own skis led me to believe; Life like this makes it easy to relieve.
Ally R.
Two idiots that hate each other lots
Each dumb man was carrying a big gun
Both in the woods they were hearing some shots
We both can agree they're both haviing fun
They saw each other and wanted to kill
And the started talking and were both cool
They both had a cousin whose name is Bill
Killing each other would be just too cruel
Then a bunch of wolves saw them and they came
Very good friends they now had becometh
Their rivalry has gained a lot of fame
Coyotes were what the wolves had been with
Two men died before they were known as friends
I guess the rivalry will never end
Two idiots that hate each other lots
Each dumb man was carrying a big gun
Both in the woods they were hearing some shots
We both can agree they're both haviing fun
They saw each other and wanted to kill
And the started talking and were both cool
They both had a cousin whose name is Bill
Killing each other would be just too cruel
Then a bunch of wolves saw them and they came
Very good friends they now had becometh
Their rivalry has gained a lot of fame
Coyotes were what the wolves had been with
Two men died before they were known as friends
I guess the rivalry will never end
Think of a time of the future, not past
Hunger, starvation and games have come
The human race just barely does last
The fight to the death controls all, not some
It starts with The Reaping and ends with death
Only one can survive, forget all the rest
Twenty-four people fight till their last breath
A girl, Katniss Everdeen tries her best
Before the games Peeta declares his love
The two work together to win it all
They both do survive by some grace above
Back home, in love Katniss does not fall
The story's not over, there's more to it
A surprise ending happens in a bit.
Kendall U.
Phineas and Ferb Prologue
Phineas and Ferb are on vacation
One hundred and four days for their summer
Brothers they are, that is their relation
Doing fun things, they don't want a bummer
Things like climbing on the Eiffel Tower
Discovering things that can not exist
They're scientists, building is their power
Candace busts them, number one on her list
With their friends, they have the best vacation
Phineas is loud and outgoing
All kids would join the fun from the nation
Ferb does the planning, he can also sing
They have a lot to do before the fall
But over summer, they invent it all
Monica M.
Sonnet for- The Key to Rondo
A hundred year old special music box
With a magic world trapped inside of it
With magical people sly like a fox
All of these people could die with one hit
Turn the key three times, never any more
Or be ready to step into the box
A fourth turn opens the magical door
To the world with people sly like a fox
There is a beautiful blue queen inside
Who steals a girls dog from beyond the box
She turned the key and the queen came outside
And took the dog, because she's sly like a fox
They go on an amazing journey
And ould possible come out on a gurney.
Jordan C.
V for Vendetta Prolouge
A man of freedom hides behind his mask,
Because of his beliefs he faced internment,
Threatened with firing squad and poison gas,
He volunteered to be an experiment,
Hate and desire course through his veins,
Pain and suffering that nothing can soothe,
He grows a rose for all on his list of names,
Man can be destroyed, but ideas are bulletproof,
The Government hunts for him like hawks,
He took a young girl, Evey, under his wing,
He dons the mask of the "traitor" Guy Fawkes,
Destroying Parliment and number 10 Downing,
Freedom ushered in by Anarchy,
Brought by the king of the twentieth century
-Dylan K.
Olivia A.
Martin Luther King Junior had a dream.
Besides color, kids could be together.
Everybody could be on the same team.
No judgement is what he asked forever.
He tried very hard to only succeed.
People told him that he was very wrong.
He worked hard and did nothing but believe.
He was always determined to stay strong.
He wished that one day blacks and whites could join.
Martin Luther King Junior wanted peace.
His beliefs were worth more than just a coin.
We're now in unison to say the least.
Martin Luther King Junior got his wish.
He did what he wanted to accomplish.
A Prologue to the Odyssey
In ancient Greece there's a tale of a man
He went through many troubles and hardships
The man came up with a very good plan
The plan was to travel by land and ship
To a far place he used to call his home
He was on a long journey to return
The man was gone at war far from his home
On the way home that man made many wrong turns
But somehow he always escaped traps
The man wanted to see his wife and son
He found his way back home without any maps
He made it home and his journey was done
When he got home everything was the same
Odysseus was the brave hero's name
Kristin M
This is the prologue to Sun Tzu's Art of War. Yes.
Turn your attention and lend me an ear
A book of neither humor nor tragedy
The exploitation of enemy's fear
and tales of military strategy.
The Art of War by author Sun Tzu
tells of five constant factors to pay heed
in war he reccommends stealing from you
at any moment the army's in need
along with five constant factors he told
nine situations should draw attention
the near terrain should be able to hold
a battle of increasing tension
it details such weapons as fire and spies
that help to secure an enemy's demise.
A Prologue to: The Hobbit
Fastidious is our hero unknown,
Commensensical and fierce when need be,
And who thirteen militant dwarves disown,
Grand and mythical creatures you will see.
With a wise old wizard leading the way,
They seek to retrieve inherited gold,
From a marauding dragon with foul play,
Finding several challenges foretold.
Courage awakening strength from inside,
An understanding of emotions met,
Treasures and sacrifices coincide,
An escapade unable to forget!
Images of magic hard to belive,
Embark on the journey, dare to percieve?
Lauren P.
A prologue of Jane Eyre.
A young girl, Jane, living her life in fear.
By her brutal aunt that takes care of her.
Everyday she is tortured with a tear.
The kindness of her servants she'd prefer.
Leaving Gatehead was one thing she wanted.
Jane Eyre's uncle's spirit gave her a scare.
Her cousins would always leave her taunted.
She just wished that her family would care.
Growing up was a big challenge for Jane.
Her jobs were very difficult and hard.
She came to the point where she was in pain.
But she found the perfect guy in her yard.
In the end, they filled their life with laughter.
Jane Eyre lived happily ever after.
Michaela B.
A Prologue to "The Cask of Amontillado"
A tale of two men, who once were good friends
One vowed revenge for the grief he once had
They encounter and try to make amends
But one had plans to make the other sad.
Deep down into the catacombs they go
Walking and roaming for hours on end
To get the cask of amontillado
One man thinking he was the others friend.
Finally, they have found what they needed
Then a twist in the story is now here
"Please, please let me go," the man now pleaded
A time of yelling was all they could hear.
No sympathy from the man was coming
No sound from the room had the man running.
Kahlee B.
A Prologue About Sponge Bob.
In an orange pinaple under the sea
Lives a sponge named Sponge Bob with pants so square
He has a small snail named Gary you see
And a friend named Pattrick who's crazy but doesn't care
He likes to go out and catch jelly fish
But blowing bubbles is what he does best
His neighbor wants him gone, but can only wish
And everychance, he'll be making a mess
He loves his job at the Krusty Krab
He also like to practice karati
In his free time he likes playing in sand
And once in a while he'll have a party
He's a funn loving sponge who's kind to all
And looks like he's run right into a wall
Brooke S.
There's one hundred and four days of summer.
The days are nice and perfect for building.
Phineas and Ferb are the best brothers.
They eat a big breakfast that is filling.
Though the problem in our generation,
No children today know how to spend it.
These two brothers hace the best creations
They have been building things and getting fit.
Builidng a rocket and going to space,
Everything they create's in the backyard.
They love to do this all over the place,
According to them this isn't that hard.
When shcool comes around it ruins the fun,
Unfortunately it ends under the sun.
The above prologue is Katie's... she forgot to sign it! :0)
Prologue to The Hobbit
On a mountain tall filled with treasure deep
An ancient home of dwarven people old
A powerful old dragon now does creep
Among the dwarven coffers filled with gold.
Those that escaped the dragon Smaug's anger
Found the good town of Dale, it's humans dead
And journeyed through lands riddled with danger
Cursing Smaug, who brought chaos in his stead.
The dwarves vowed to reclaim their lost treasure
With the help of a wizard found a friend
So a hobbit was placed under pressure
To help the dwarves from his hole in Bag-End
The party left with a hobbit in tow
Minds set on a dragon to overthrow
Ethan K.
A Prologue to The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
The niece of the industrialist gone
Harriet Vanger, scion to the throne
Stolen away or dead, gone like a song
Forty years gone by, in the twilight zone
Mikael Blomkvist, crusading journalist
Shamed by libel, from Wennerström affair
Hired by Henrik, to find the girl lost
Blomkvist moves in to get some fresh clean air
Lisbeth, the girl with the dragon tattoo
Master of hacking, but incompetent
Because the days when she did things taboo
Does things today that other people can’t
Delving in to the Vanger’s history
To solve the forty year old mystery
By: Adam Stark
A prologue about Phineas and Ferb.
Phineas and Ferb are on vacation,
and are always looking for something fun.
Although it's not a real celebration,
the number of people that join are tons.
Everyday something new gets accomplished,
with the hardwork and patients the boys give.
But in the end always gets demolished,
that's why everyone just has to forgive.
The activities are never the same,
ranging from haunted houses to beaches.
Only goof balls would think these would be lame.
Ferb is quite shy so he barely preaches.
The two boys never get into trouble,
which makes their fun always seem to double!
Rachel P.
Most Dangerous Game Prologue Sonnet
I, Rainsford, walked into the dark mansion/
A few birds were the only things above/
I took a right to the east expansion/
And opened the door with a sleek black glove/
The party started before I got there/
A strange invitation recieved by mail/
Read "come Friday night for hunters of bear/
For deer, dogs, and creatures of other tails/
A well dressed man stood right front and center/
He greeted me with his name and friends/
His name is Zaroff, he likes a good stir/
He was visiting, and with him were trends/
These things unknown were quite fishy to me/
But this man had suited me to a tee
Noah P.
A Prologue to The Hobbit
In this story, we meet Bilbo Baggins
He is a hobbit who lives all alone
This was a time of goblins and dragons
When all things around were of wood or stone
Bilbo was happy; he was doing great
But then Gandalf came and brought the dwarves too
They took over his home and changed his fate
Starting an adventure without a clue
They marched towards a mountain searching for gold
Coming across perils along the way
Many other stories are to be told
More than can ever be told in a day
So join Bilbo on his amazing quest
With its twists and turns, will he pass the test?
Prologue to Jane Eyre.
There was once a little girl named Jane Eyre.
Jane lived a miserable childhood.
She saw an ad to be a caretaker.
Jane is now entering adulthood.
Jane was not greeted by Mr. Rochester.
Adele is the little girl Jane must care for.
Jane meets Rochester and emotions stir.
Jane likes Rochester then she leaves out the door.
Jane lives her life on with some befell.
She constantly thinks of Rochester.
Jane misses Rochester and Adele.
Finally she leaves to go see Rochester.
Rochester is blind but he still loves her.
She loves Rochester and they live together.
- Maddy H
“Prologue to The Talk”
Close acquaintances not alike at all
They both thought they were horrible looking
One was bigger, one small, one short, one tall
They were in the awkward stage of living
Had a neighbor who was a young woman
They thought she was very good looking
Crept on her daily like a stalking man
During the summer of outdoor cooking
The boys didn’t shower that often
Which made them smell very disgusting
Added to their looks that didn’t soften
Eventually they started rusting
Knew they could never get her that summer
Because they were so ugly, that’s a bummer!
Mary P.
Prologue to: "The Necklace," by Guy de Maupassant
A poor young couple, a husband and wife,
She fills her long days with sighs and daydreams,
Dreams of riches and an elegant life,
She finds that her life is better than it seems.
Generous invite brought home by her dear,
Her heart filled with despair,
The pretty young wife's eyes filled with her tears,
At the thought of having no gown to wear.
All said she was to be belle of the ball,
She begged a necklace, and a gown she bought,
And so she danced until her husband's call,
But the neckace gone, they became distraught.
The necklace borrowed from a dear old friend,
Finish reading to learn the story's end.
Ciara H.
The Hobbit Prologue
Once long ago, there lived a young hobbit
Who lived on the Shire with more of his kind.
Thirteen dwarves and a wizard needed his help
To burgle some things they needed to find.
Their adventures led them through forest green
With elves aplenty and huge spiders too;
And mountains where greedy dragons reside
To get back their gold a war would ensue.
The dragon named Smaug who guards the treasure
Often he sleeps, though not easily slain;
This dragon is a truly sly creature;
Because of this, he is not easy prey.
With gold, retrieval is often efficient;
Don't forget all the risk that comes with it.
The Hunger Games book 1 prologue
A fierce competition to bestow fear
Twenty four children in a deadly fight
This horrible match begins every year
Only one can triumph to bestow their might
Televised to all of the twelve places
The cannons will bellow when someone dies
In the sky are shown the victims faces
Catniss stares at her new friend's lifeless eyes
With silver parachutes fill with a gift
As patrons are watching this free-for-all
The tide of the battle really does shift
The audience really does have a ball
As ties are cut off with their families kin
Let the Hunger Games finally BEGIN!
Nick P.
Two idiots that hate each other lots
Each dumb man was carrying a big gun
Both in the woods they were hearing some shots
We both can agree they’re both having fun
They saw each other and wanted to kill
And they started talking and were both cool
They both had a cousin whose name is Bill
Killing each other would be just too creul
Then a bunch of wolves saw them and they came
Very good friends they now had becometh
Their rivalry has gained a lot of fame
Coyotes were what the wolves had been with
Two men died before they were known as friends
I guess the rivalry will never end
John Z
Prologue to the Odyssey
In this long epic written by Homer
A man is forced to leave his first born son
This man Odysseus was a fighter
Returning home long after the war was done
His wife Penelope remained faithful
And his son believed he would return home
His wife’s suitors did many things disgraceful
These things can be read in Homer’s poem
Odysseus encountered many things
Aggressive creatures and some very bad luck
Dodging obstacles that the journey brings
Away from the gods Odysseus snuck
In the end Odysseus will succeed
After the great fighter had long journeyed
Mary P. your poem was amazing! It had such great flow and had the perfect rhyming words. I absolutely loved it. You are a master genious at sonnets. You should write some more and blow my mind again!
P.S. HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
This is a prologue to the Art of War by Sun Tzu. Yes, really.
Turn your attention and lend me an ear
a book of neither humor nor tragedy
the exploitation of enemy's fear
and tales of military strategy
The Art of War by author Sun Tzu
tells of five constant factors to pay heed
in war he reccommends stealing from you
at any moment the army's in need
along with five constant factors he told
nine situations should draw attention
the near terrain should be able to hold
a battle of increasing tension
it details such weapons as fire and spies
that help to secure an enemy's demise
Nick M.
Dear Julie,
Your proglouge was outstanding. You are an awesome writer. And your good at poetry out loud too.
Your dear friend,
Brooke S. :)
Hey Julie,
Great job! I enjoyed reading your sonnet about The Hobbit. your use of imagery and being able to tell the story in a "reader's digest" type of way was MASTERFUL.
A hundred year old special music box
With a magic world trapped inside of it
With magical people sly like a fox
All of these people could die with one hit
Turn the key three times, never any more
Or be ready to step into the box
A fourth turn opens the magical door
To the world with people sly like a fox
There is a beautiful blue queen inside
Who steals a girls dog from beyond the box
She turned the key and the queen came outside
And took the dog, because shes sly like a fox
They go on an amazing journey,
And could possibly come out on a gurney.
This is a prologue on Jane Eyre.
A young girl, Jane, living her life in fear.
By her brutal aunt that takes care of her.
Everyday she is tortured with a tear.
The kindess of her servants she'd prefer.
Leaving Gatehead was on thing she wanted.
Jane Eyre's uncle's spirit gave her a scare.
Her cousins would always leave her taunted.
She just wished that her family would care.
Growing up was a big challenge for Jane.
Her jobs were very difficult and hard.
She came to the point where she was in pain.
But she found the perfect guy in her yard.
In the end they filled their life with laughter.
Jane Eyre lived happily ever after.
Michaela B.
Dear Monica,
I thought you did a very nice job on your prologue!:)
Love,
Maddy H
A Prologue to “The Cask of Amontillado”
A tale of two men, who once were good friends
One vowed revenge for the grief he once had
They encounter and try to make amends
But one had plans to make the other sad
Deep down into the catacombs they go
Walking and roaming for hours on end
To get the cask of amontillado
One man thinking he was the others friend
Finally, they have found what they needed
Then a twist in the story is now here
“Please, please let me go,” the man now pleaded
A time of yelling was all they could hear
No sympathy from the man was coming
No sound from the room had the man running
Kahlee B.
Prologue to The Hunger Games
In the future, Panem is divided.
There used to be peace and prosperity,
But the uprising left them misguided,
People left in irregularity.
The Dark Days are never to be repeated,
It's already hard enough to survive.
Through the chaos, the Hunger Games were made,
There is one rule in the games; stay alive.
Twenty-four tributes are readily prepped,
And are tended to at the Capitol.
Alliances are made, but rarely kept,
and many the deaths are quite radical.
The last tribute left standing wins the game,
Crowned the victor and left to live in fame.
Clare S.
V For Vendetta Prologue
A man of freedom hides behind his mask,
Because of his beliefs he faced internment,
Threatened with firing squad and poison gas,
He volunteered to be an experiment
Hate and desire for revenge course through his veins,
Pain and suffering nothing can soothe,
He grows a rose for all on his list of names,
Man can be destroyed but ideas are bulletproof
The government hunts for him like hawks,
He took a young girl, Evey, under his wing,
He dons the mask of the "traitor" Guy Fawkes,
Destroying Parliment and number 10 Downing
Freedom ushered in by Anarchy,
Brought by the king of the twentieth century
-Dylan K.
If I had a dollar for every person who did Phineas and Ferb...
I could buy coffee AND a doughnut
This post is directed towards Monica Martha Moses. Hello Monica, I have engaged in reading your poem. In the process I realized we wrote about the same topic! I'm very astonished by the work you put forth. Keep it up!
Ciara,
I love your sonnet! Your use of words made it flow nicely and I really enjoyed reading it. You are an amazing writer!
To dylan k.
That prologue makes me really want to read the book.Do you think I can borrow it from you?
A Prologue to The Hobbit
They find the hobbit sitting by his hole.
When dwarves arrive, he has something to fear.
The dwarves present to him their mighty goal.
The hobbit will be gone for but a year.
Imprisoned in the Goblin's mountain cave,
The hobbit riddles his way to a prize.
Invisible, his friend's lives' he will save.
The ring gives Bilbo a perfect disguise.
Through thick and through thin, travel on they must.
The Lonely Mountain waiting at the end.
Elves and creatures they will decide to trust.
But loyalties may change- who is your friend?
The Battle of Five Armies was foretold.
But who will end up winning all the gold?
Emily A.
Prologue to The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allen Poe
No one attacks me with impunity.
A vow; a motto Montresor lives by.
Something not known by the community.
Fortunato will sadly find out why.
At carnival the two of them meet up.
Amontillado will lead to the end.
“Come over, try some I’ll give you a cup.”
“We shall see Montresor my dear old friend.”
Revenge is impending for some reason
An insult that cannot be forgiven
The punishment seems to be for treason
The point to which some people are driven
Down into the catacombs they travel
Keep on reading to see it unravel
-Geoffrey B
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