Friday, April 25, 2014

Down A Dark Hall..... ( Book Recommended )

Introduction:

Down A Dark Hall is a very interesting book. It's about a girl named Kit, who is 16 years old adventure when she heads to a boarding school named Blackwood. The only reason she is going their is because her mom got remarried and her step-father and mom are going on a one year honeymoon. Kit wasn't very happy and complained and tried to persuade them to let her come with them or to live with her best friend, Tracy, but they won't allow it. When Kit arrived at Blackwood, she felt the creeps, uncomfortable, and she was curious. She wondered why Blackwood was in the middle of nowhere.The word that Kit thought when she saw the school was evil and when she met the owner, Madame Duret, she got a weird feeling in her stomach.
   Later on in the story, Kit met 3 other girls named Sandy, Lynda and Ruth. But soon, out of nowhere Lynda drew a picture of Kit and it was amazing, but the thing is, she never took art lessons. Ruth was becoming more of a genius in math because their were more things she had never understood and out of nowhere she did. Lastly, Kit talent was music and Sandy was poet, and they have never done that before. So when these girls find out the real truth at Blackwood, how are they going to escape?

Opinion:

I believe that " Down A Dark Hall " is a very good book. It has mystery, horror and it's very detailed in words that make it more interesting. The characters attitude and personality is amazing and how the author related some people who made history or is still alive make them so realistic. I would suggest this for kids and teens because it may be their reading level, but also adults can read this, this is how good the book is.
This is my opinion on " Down A Dark Wall ".

Conclusion: 

To sum up this article, I believe down the dark hall is a very good book and that when you have the chance. I love the book a lot and I hope you do to. This is the end of the article.

Challenge:

1.I dare you to read this amazing book


Tuesday, April 8, 2014

Edgar Allan Poe


Edgar Allan Poe

Introduction:

Edgar was born on January 19,1804 through October 7, 1849 at age 40. He is an American author, poet, editor, and literary critic. He is known in America as a romantic movement. His best sellings are mystery and macabre, he was the one of the earliests American writers with short stories. He was also the first known American poet to try to live a life that is difficult while having his career. He grew up in Boston and he was the second child of two actors. His father abandoned them in the year 1810 and his Mother died the following year. He was adopted by John and Frances Allan in Richmond, Virginia. When he soon got older he started to write poems. He wanted his feelings to be let go since he had a very difficult life, he wrote poems. He published a poem called, " The Raven " and it was a success, after he married Virginia Clemm, his 13 year old cousin.

2 Facts: 

1. Was only paid $9 for Raven which would be $ 500
2. He was never officially adopted by The Allan Family.

2nd Paragraph:


Alone

        From childhood's hour I have not been
        As others were; I have not seen
        As others saw; I could not bring
        My passions from a common spring.
        From the same source I have not taken
        My sorrow; I could not awaken
        My heart to joy at the same tone;
        And all I loved, I loved alone.
        Then- in my childhood, in the dawn
        Of a most stormy life- was drawn
        From every depth of good and ill
        The mystery which binds me still:
        From the torrent, or the fountain,
        From the red cliff of the mountain,
        From the sun that round me rolled
        In its autumn tint of gold,
        From the lightning in the sky
        As it passed me flying by,
        From the thunder and the storm,
        And the cloud that took the form
        (When the rest of Heaven was blue)
        Of a demon in my view.

I think the poems theme is that all in his entire life he has been alone. His dad left him, his mom died and all o the people he has ever loved left. I choose this poem because people in the world are going through so much and a lot of people are alone. I can relate to this because my grandpa died when I was between 5-8, I can't remember the day. Even though I didn't know him that well, he was still part of the family, so it broke my  
heart when I found out that he was gone. In my opinion, I believe that the poet was a sad person because as you can tell, he has been through a lot.

A Repetition Example: Drawn
Rhyme Scheme Examples: ( ill; still ) ( sky; by ) ( fountain; mountain ) ( storm; form ) ( bring; spring )
Poems Style: has a nice rhyme, it has a pattern
A Personification: "The mystery which binds me still" 
These make the story more better by helping you imagine how the person felt at that time. 

Conclusion:

To sum up this article, I believe that Edgar had a 

hard life but he still made the best out of it. I love 

his poem "Alone". I hope you liked this article.

Questions & Challenge(s)

1. What do you think about Edgar?

2. Did you like his poem?

3. Did you like this article?


The challenge is to write you own kind of poem 

while following the concept of what you need to 

write a poem.