Poetry Portraits

When is Evening Coming?

By RMD

When is Evening coming out?

Where will daylight go?

Will the moon shine from up above?

Please tell me, I don’t know.

When will the moon show itself?

When will the stars appear?

When will the sun leave skies above,

And go past mountains near?

Day is finally ending,

Evening is drawing near,

The Sun is slowly fading out,

And yet the sky stays clear.

This poem is based on Iambic form. Iambic is the main form that Emily Dikinson used.

Poetry Portraits

Emily Dickinson

 By Rachel

Emily Dickinson was born on December 10^th, 1830 in Amherst, Massachusetts. She was a very quiet girl who was very shy as well. Emily began to write poetry when she was in her teens. She loved her school, even though she was shy and quiet. When Emily grew up, she kept writing poetry. Emily’s main form of poetry is called “iambic”. In iambic form, each line has a certain amount of syllables. The first line has to have 7, the second has 6, the third has 8, and the forth has 6. This is how iambic form went. On May 15^th, 1886, Emily Dickinson died. During her life, only six of her poems were published, though she wrote over seventeen hundred. Emily Dickinson was a great poet.

 

 

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Hi! A couple days ago, I got to dissect a sheep brain! It was awesome! In a couple of weeks, I'll get to dissect a cow eyeball and later, a heart! I can't wait. I get to all of this dissecting because I'm in a class at a home school co-op. I can't wait until I go again! That's all for now!

Magnificient Musicians

Franz Joseph Haydn
By Rachel
Franz Joseph Haydn was born in Austria in 1732. When he was 8, he became a member of the boy’s choir in Vienna called St Stephen’s Cathedral.
When his voice changed, he left the choir. He started teaching harpsichord and playing organ in churches to earn his living.
In 1790, Haydn left Austria and traveled to London where he composed some very famous works. His most famous is Symphony No. 94 in G Major (Otherwise known as “surprise Symphony”). This peace was a simple pattern of notes followed by a loud chord. Haydn says he composed this piece to “wake up the ladies”. When he performed it, only half his audience was left when it ended.

In 1809, Franz Joseph Haydn died. His body maybe gone, but he will live on forever through his music.

Happy New Year!

Hi! We went on a great Christmas vacation to Chicago. It was a lot of fun. I had a sleep over with my cousin on Christmas evening. We stayed up till 12:00 AM watching a TV show called "Lost". I had a fun Christmas. In 4 days(on Monday), I have a choir concert. It starts at 8:00 PM. I can't wait. I'm doing a solo in it. I'm singing "Candle on the Water". It will be lots of fun!

Magnificent Musicians

Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky
Rachel
Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky was born in Votkinsk, Russia in 1840. When he was 19, he went to law school to become a lawyer. He did not want to be a lawyer, so he started studying music at the St. Petersburg Conservatory of Music with Anton Rubinstein. In 1866, he started teaching at the Moscow Conservatory of Music.
One of Tchaikovsky’s most famous works was the “Nutcracker Ballet”. He was not excited to compose this, so he wrote the first act and then went to the United States. Upon his return to Russia he completed the Nutcracker Ballet.
Tchaikovsky composed a lot of famous works. Some of them are “The Nutcracker Ballet”, “Swan Lake”, and “Beauty and the Beast”.

Terrible Tyrants

Peter the Great

By Rachel

Peter the Great was born in Moscow in 1672. When Peter’s father died, a man named Feodor succeeded him. Feodor died within a few years. Neither Peter nor his weak-minded brother, Ivan, was old enough to rule. His sister, Sophia, ruled Russia until Peter’s fans forced her off the throne and put him and Ivan on. Ivan’s weak-mindedness annoyed Peter, and after a short time, he became the sole ruler of Russia.

Russia was a very wealthy country with an abundance of minerals from the Ural Mountains. Despite all of Russia’s wealth, it did not satisfy Peter. He wanted a link to Europe and the easiest one to get was a trading route. Peter already had one of these, but no one had access to it during the cold months. He wanted a trading route on the black sea, which was owned by the Ottomans. Peter sent some of his units to capture one of the Ottomans trading ports. His mission was successful and he took over the town of Azov.

After this big event, Peter disguised himself as a normal citizen so he could see what Europe was doing. He spent a while learning all he could in Europe from museums and other sources. He also learned how they built war ships and how they made guns and weapons so that he could improve his own.

Peter the Great died in 1725. He was the first real “King” of Russia. He brought Russia wealth and happiness, so he was called “Peter the Great”. Peter accomplished many great things.

“Peter I, the Great.” World Book Encyclopedia. 1996
“Russian Expansion.” King Fisher History. 2nd Ed.