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The Student and THe Teacher (HELP)
*Alright my amigos, I need your help. For a poetry contest at the school I needed to wrote a poem that "mocked" another poem. If you don't know I did "the owl and the pussy cat by edward lear" I read it, but the judges need me to put it into Dactylic meter for the next reading. I am awful at meters, I would enjoy some help if you can give it*
The Student and the Teacher
The student and the teacher went to war
like nothing ever before,
They took swings at the knees, and sent fire to tease,
Wrapped up in a battle of pranks.
The student often threw blanks,
And never wanted to quit,
'O teacher! O teacher you asked for it,
What a silly teacher you are,
You are,
You are!
What a silly teacher you are!'
Teacher said to the student, 'You are so imprudent!
How charmingly sweet you try!
O let yourself be done! Too long you have not won
But what shall I do for you and why? '
They battled it out, for a year without a doubt,
Till the day the student graduates
And the teacher wins for good
Without a second the teacher misunderstood, and the student began to plan
the student began to plan
the student began to plan
Without a second the teacher misunderstood, and the student began to plan
'Dear teacher, are you willing to set yourself up
Your wit?' Said the student, ‘is very corrupt.'
So the teacher began to glare, and gave the student a look of beware
By the time student graduates this battle will be at an end.
The student will win while the teacher tries to comprehend.
Makes no difference the fire thrown;
but the teacher should beware
Even the student who seems weak, has a hidden technique.
- EleanorRoosevelt's blog
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You could try reading this...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dactyl_(poetry)
It seems weird though...I don't know if this is helpful
Thanks, I know what the meter
Thanks, I know what the meter actually is, its just getting to that rythme is my problem
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