Emily Dickenson Goes To Washington: Chapter One

This lesson was an introduction to Rhyme Scheme and the short form in Emily Dickenson’s poem, To Make A Prairie. We worked with AAABB rhyme scheme, wondered if Ms. Dickenson was just bad at math, and came up with our own equations for ‘making’ something out of thin air. Here are some of the wonderful results!

Mrs. Nazimek 8th Grade, 1st Period

To Make A Flower Ariana D.

To Make a flower it takes a pot and one bee
One pot and a bee.
and seeds.
The seed alone with do,
If pots are few.

To Make A Snapple Kemonie B.

To make a Snapple you need an apple
One tree and an apple
And a pineapple
The Snapple alone will do
If apples are few.

To Make A Dog Robert C.

To make a dog it takes a human and one house
One human and a house
And a mouse
The mouse alone will do
If humans are few

To Make A Tulip Aimee P.

To make a tulip, it take a team and one day
One team and a day
And in May
The May alone will do
If teams are few

Mrs. Nazimek 8th Grade, 2nd Period

World Anthony S.

To make a world it takes people and one god
Lots of people, and a god
And hope
The hope alone will do
If god is few

To Make A Deer Jacob K.

To make a deer it takes fur and one tree
Some fur and a tree
And me,
I myself will do,
If the trees are few

Mrs. Nazimek 8th Grade, 3rd Period

? Jose A.

The sun sets by the meadow
With the color of orange and yellow
And the wind making soothing hollow
The view is endless
Timeless

To Make A Sea (2017) Lizette A.

To make a sea it takes one water drop and a fish
one drop and one fish
And a wish

The wish alone is great
if the fish is late

To Make A Taco Erik V.

To make a taco you need a tortilla
or even a dash of vanilla
I don’t think that is right
I guess I’ll wait until night
Then I will give it a bite