Quick what has 14 lines, 10 syllables per line, is written in iambic pentameter with an ababcdcdefefgg rhyme scheme and an ironic twist at the end?
If you said an elegy, you would be wrong!
However, if you said a sonnet you would be spot on! Be sure to review your notes so that you can distinguish between the haiku, limerick, ode, elegy, free verse and sonnet. Here is a link to the slide show you saw part of today.
We made some headway with our understanding of the holocaust today.
We know that holocaust means death by fire.
We know that Adolph Hitler came to power in 1933.
We know that World War II began in 1939 and ended in 1945.
We know that the Holocaust took place over a wide swath of Europe.
We know that the accepted number of killed in 6,000,000 Jews and 12,000,000 overall.
Tomorrow we will take a look at propaganda and see how Hitler used it to his advantage. Next week, we will begin reading Night.
See you soon.
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