Sky arrow-Zeus, music arrow-Apollo, seas arrow- Poseidon, literature arrow- Athena, wealth arrow- Hades, beauty arrow- Aphrodite
He was stabbed in the eye with a wooden stake and was drunk - odysseus said to him his name was nobody so polyphemus shouted 'Nobody is killing me!'
or effectively "nobody is killing me by force or treachery" like you said
I've been meaning to <em>ask you</em>
If that's not too <em>drastical</em>
wonder if it's <em>okay</em>
To pick you up by<em> eight</em>
The rhyme scheme of this poem is AABB. The rhyme in this poem is achieved by the pronounciation and stress put into "ask you"; stressing ASK and then stressing the first syllabe of "drastical" and this way the rhyme on the first two lines is completed. Then for the last two lines the rhyme is achieved and the whole stanza resolved by stressing "okAY" and then "Eight".
Meter:
The stanza's meter is trochaic tetrameter (4 trochees, 8 syllables)
<em>I</em><em>'ve</em> <em>been </em>| <em>meaning</em><em> </em>| <em>to</em> | ask you
if that's | not | too | drastical
wonder | if | it's | okay
To pick | you up | by | eight
This rhyme scheme and meter are most used by rap artist for it's impact and flexibility to create a rhyme. The stressed words are the ones that address the receiver of the message that is a proposition for a meeting or a date. This poem is fitting for the rap music genre, for it's pronounciation of key words (with a suburban accent) completes the rhyme in the second and third lines ("oKAY" and "DRAStical").
Answer:
<u>Part 1:</u>
1. read.
2. do.
3. spent.
4. spoke.
5. left.
6. sold.
7. chose.
8. bought.
<u>Part 2:</u>
1. Last night I <u>studied</u> for the big vocabulary test for five hours. I also <u>wrote</u> a letter to my parents. My friend Jeremy called me, so we <u>talked</u> on the phone for an hour. He <u>told</u> me about his life in a big city. Before I <u>went</u> to bed, I <u>got</u> a glass of milk. Sleepin was difficult. In fact, I <u>slept</u> for only three hours. That's why I'm so tired today. Yesterday I <u>went</u> to a party. It <u>was</u> fun. I <u>met</u> a lot of people. People <u>came</u> and went constantly. I <u>saw</u> my old friend Gloria Jenkins. She and I <u>came</u> from the same little town in Ohio. I couldn't <u>believe</u> it. This <u>brought</u> back a lot of memories of my home. That night I <u>called</u> Cathy, my high school sweetheart. I just had to hear her voice
Explanation: Hope this helps ^-^.
