Commentary and Philosophy Poetry posted January 7, 2022 |
A contest entry
To Make This Go Away
by T.E. Loper
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Happy Insurrection Day writing prompt entry
Writing Prompt Hey, it's national insurrection day! Write a short something commemorating or complaining about it. For topic ideas, see below: |
This is blank verse: un-rhymed, iambic pentameter.
1 In John Miltonâ??s "Paradise Lost," Satan, hidden within a mist, possesses a serpent, then tempts Eve with the fruit from the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil, thus ensuring Manâ??s fall and banishment from Eden.
2 William Shakespeare, "Romeo and Juliet," Act 1, Scene 4.
3 The red stripes on the American flag traditionally symbolize valor and hardiness and represent, along with the white stripes, the original 13 colonies.
4 President Joe Biden, "Speech on the January 6th Insurrection," Statuary Hall, United States Congressional Building. (1/6/2022)
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and 2 member cents. 1 In John Miltonâ??s "Paradise Lost," Satan, hidden within a mist, possesses a serpent, then tempts Eve with the fruit from the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil, thus ensuring Manâ??s fall and banishment from Eden.
2 William Shakespeare, "Romeo and Juliet," Act 1, Scene 4.
3 The red stripes on the American flag traditionally symbolize valor and hardiness and represent, along with the white stripes, the original 13 colonies.
4 President Joe Biden, "Speech on the January 6th Insurrection," Statuary Hall, United States Congressional Building. (1/6/2022)
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