Your final writing piece for
this class is a 12 lined poem that will be based off of Shakespeare’s monologue
from his final play called “The Tempest.” The speech is given from a man who is
about to leave an island he has been living on for 15 years as he realizes all
things must come to an end and he must return to his homeland. The speech is
also supposed to reflect Shakespeare’s retirement from the stage and from being
a playwright since this was the last play he ever wrote.
Our revels[1]
now are ended. These our actors,
As I foretold you, were all spirits and
Are melted into air, into thin air:
And, like the baseless fabric of this
vision,
The cloud-capp'd towers, the gorgeous
palaces,
The solemn temples, the great globe itself,
Yea, all which it inherit[2],
shall dissolve
And, like this insubstantial pageant faded,
Leave not a rack[3]
behind. We are such stuff
As dreams are made on, and our little life
Is rounded[4]
with a sleep.
Requirements:
·
12 lines. Your poem must
begin with the line “Our revels now are ended,” and should reflect on your
experience in high school (or as a student overall) and the fact that you are
leaving this place and this experience as an adolescent behind.
·
Your poem must be written
in iambic pentameter (10 syllables per line), although whether you want
to write it in blank verse or have it rhyme is entirely up to you.
·
You may not have
language degrading individuals from the school (students or teachers: no
bullying in meter), but feel free to reflect on both positive and negative
experiences if you want to.
·
Decide what mood or
message you want to send. Is this a bittersweet ending to your high school
career? Or is it more defined? Will you miss certain people, classes, qualities
of your adolescence? Are you excited of what is to come? What is the biggest
impact this change is having on you?
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