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Old 05-27-2004, 03:56 AM   #8 (permalink)
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Re: Literature CHALLENGE! (elegiacal)

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Originally posted by Halx


------- A poem in couplets (pairs of rhyming lines). Each line has 6 syllables (hexameter). The first and fourth syllables are long, with the rest short (dactylic). The third and six syllables are unstressed.
Deeply felt, Dismal days
Broken mind, Tortured haze

Insight lost, Knowledge fades
Highscool classes, Failing grades

Aging helps, Timeless curve
Taking more, Increased Nerve

Spending Hours, Learning facts
Fixing holes, Sealing cracks

Current state, Growing strong
Power play, Never wrong
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