character short story

Soft tendrils of morning light drifted in through the crack in the black floor length curtains. The women shifted slightly as the golden yellow light settled on her eyes. She slowly opened her eyes and stared at the ceiling, trying to get her barrings and fully wake up. Blinking, she rolled over and examined the small silver alarm clock next to her bed.
    "7:30," she whispered quietly to herself. Sighing heavily, she threw back the thick, black down comforter and slid out from between the silk sheets. As her feet hit the floor the brown lump on her bed started to move. The chocolate lab puppy cocked his head to the side and looked at the women with its golden eyes. Smiling she gave the puppy a reasuring rub on the head and went of in the direction of the kitchen.  

Sonnet

Let's dive into your loyalty
verses the frozen arctic of this winter.
With your fuzzy body and warm disposition I feel almost like royalty
and I know your love for me will never fade or splinter!
Although, like all good things, this winter will come to an end,
and the cool will give way to the pressure of the summer thrill.
Winter's grasp will soon bend
to summers unrelenting will.
But unlike the restrictions of the frigid old man
your undying loyalty will not melt away
for we have have a love that will span
not only nights but also day.
For you are my dearly loving puppy, my spare part,
and I will forever keep you in my heart.

Limericks

Leonard was the new guy in town.

He looked sadly around with a frown,

for he had no place to go.

Finding a post he said, "Whoa!"

Too bad he ended up with a clown!

 

Sheldon was as far-out as space.

He posted for a room in his place.

When someone finally phoned

his old roommate had been disowned.

Sheldon didn't even like Leonard's face.

 

Leonard's only saving grace was his love of science.

Sheldon still required his entire compliance.

A roommate agreement came out,

Leonard started to have some doubt.

He signed anyways, confirming his alliance.

The two became close partners in crime

 in what seemed like virtually no time

they quickly became close friends

bonding o'er an electron lens,

so long as Leonard asked ahead of time.

 

Leonard soon brought more kiddies into their troop.

Oh, how the apartment did shout a great whoop!

As its space filled with glourious a chum.

So the tail of the Theory this does sum.

But Leonard still must jump through many a hoop!

Sonnet

She looked like a red flamed devil.
with a smile so wicked,
and clothes all dishevel.
Ash black hair that looked fire licked.

Blood red flecks dotted her face,
and her clothes were covered in mud.
She ran all over the place
trying to cover up all the blood.

The house was as dark as the night.
the curtains were drawn,
there was not a speck of light.
The cop trudged up the lawn.

He gave a great knock
and the devil like girl she did gawk.

Poem questions

1. A simile makes a comparison using like or as while a metaphor makes a comparison not using like or as. A metaphor can also be either direct or indirect.
2. A direct metaphor comes out and says this is what I am comparing while an indirect metaphor doesn't flat out say what is being compared to what.
3. A simple simile/metaphor just states what is being compared while a complex simile/metaphor goes more in depth to the comparison
4. A A B B A
5. A B A B C D C D E F E F G G
6. Onomatopoeia is words that are sounds
7. Personification is giving human qualities to something that is not human
8. 
     1. She was as fat as an elephant
         and she was only an infant
         her momma tried so hard
         to make her daughter less of a lard
       it worked so well she was as tiny as an ant.

      2. Sitting round the fire
          she was the look of desire
         grabbing her hand he led her upstairs
         he noticed something beneath her hairs
         turned out his pretty girl was nothing but a clothes lined wire.

       3. Sitting in the open field
           the apple she did peeled
           her eyes they did bore into the apple
           for the apple it did roar then fixed itself with a lapel
          and a sort it did wield

       4. He ran into his house
          and the small mouse
         it did make a tremendous squeak
         then the boy gave the mouse a big water douse
          

contrasting sentences

The small town of Oragami was a beautiful, pristine, industrial town just north of Sendai. It was the source of many industrial gains and a very prosperous people. These people were like normal people in Japan and enjoyed the close relationship they had with the sea up until that fateful day in 2011. The horrendous tsunami wiped out not only the town but the happiness of the people. Before the tsunami, the houses were pushed together in an arrangement much like the pieces of a puzzle. Now water runs through the streets. The children of the town used to run around the streets laughing and gallivanting with their friends. Now only tears remain.  The beautiful industrial park in the small town used to provide good tidings and jobs to the fortunate people who lived there. Now it is a reminder.  A reminder of what once was. The once proud little town was once bursting with people and ideas. However, since that fateful day, the people have left. They have evacuated the once loved town. Left it to fall into the clutches of the sea. The beautiful deep blue sea used to provide so much promise and hopefulness to the people of the town of Oragami. Now it is the enemy. The majestic sea once provided food and a source of labor for the happily thriving villagers. The sea is now the sources of nightmares. The town used to be a source of much posterity and happiness for the happy villagers. Now it sits in ruins. The town used to stand as a fortress next to the water, surveying the beast with little interest. Now it has invaded their castle. Most of the resilient villagers made it out of the horrific incident alive and with their small families. Those who are left now mourn for those lost.

Sentence Practice

1) First, the panther went to find food.
2) The panther couldn't find any food in the early morning. So, she went closer to the village.
3) After walking for miles, she noticed a villager. Then, she started plotting ways to get him.
4) First, she thought of stalking him, pouncing on him, and bringing him home to her babies.
5) Despite the feeling of luck the hunter had, the panther will surely kill him.
6) Even though the hunter fought off the vicious panthers attack, it will still kill him, and it will dismember his tiny body.
7) Despite the fact that the panther was cold, wet, and tired, the hunter was still no match for her.
8) Even though the hunter has trained for years for this moment, the panther will still stalk him, catch him, and then eat his toes.
9) Because the panther was so tired, the hunter ran away, hid in a tree, and started plotting the panthers demise, but the panther still had a few tricks up her sleeve.
10) Although the puny, obese, whiny hunter tried very hard, the panther still got him, and she went home to eat him, but the panther babies were in the mood for Spartans, so the panther mommy went off again in search for spartan yummies.