Longfellow’s "The Wreck of the Hesperus" is based loosely upon an actual shipwreck in December 1839. It is a poem of eighty-eight lines arranged in twenty-­two ballad stanzas. A Handbook of Literature defines the ballad in the following terms: single exciting episode, current event, simple narrative form, impersonal material and tone, supernatural presences, strong themes (physical courage, love), common people, domestic slant, abrupt transitions, slight characterization and description, dialogue, tragic denouement, and incremental repetition. The ballad stanza, four lines rhyming abcb, with the first and third lines carrying four accented syllables and the second and fourth carrying three, can be aptly illustrated by a passage (stanza 12) from "The Wreck of the Hesperus." "O father! I see a gleaming light,

O say, what may it be?"

But the father answered never a word,

A frozen corpse was he.

Longfellow's story is simple but moving. Yours should be too. You may choose any topic you'd like, just make sure it is school appropriate. You should have at least five stanzas of four lines each (20 lines), following some of the requirements above, as well as the rhyming pattern as indicated. We will share these in small groups later. Have fun!

#1  sara was always tasked with selecting birthday presents for her friends and family because everyone admired her  impeccable taste. 

impeccable (adj): perfect, flawless

#2  they moved to the united states many years ago, but their  insular  attitudes made it difficult for them to socialize. 

insular (adj): isolated; separate

#3  the professor explained the  semantic  relationship between the two nouns used in the sentence. 

semantic (adj): related to words or the meanings of words 

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gilgamesh is a hero by birth as the epic explains it. in the epic the birth is explained in the way which tells us that gilgamesh’s creation was made perfect by the contribution of various god and that signifies the goal in his life, which was to become a hero and save mankind. an example from the text says. "the glorious sun shamash bestowed upon him glory; adad the terrible god of storms bestowed upon him courage. the great gods perfected his magnificence beyond all others, terrible like the great wild bull. two thirds god they made him; one third man they made him." a man born with superhuman qualities and partly god is destined to be a hero.

the heroic deeds carried by him later in his life also prove the heroic character of gilgamesh. for example hi battle with the ultimate beast humbaba is a proof of his bravery and characteristic heroism. gilgamesh was warned about the beast as the text says about humbaba “whose roar is a flood, whose mouth is fire, whose breath is death". but with the superhuman strength gilgamesh did the job

the publisher is the publishing date is the author is

united states of america . . 1942 . . t. s. eliot

houghton mifflin company . . 2002 . . gregory stock

houghton mifflin company . . 1942 . . t. s. eliot

houghton mifflin company . . 2002 . . robert overholtzer