Poetry came before writing Now isn’t that exciting? In the very old days (When they still had many strange ways) A poem was like a story Relating the important, interesting and sometimes gory It was up to the troubadours to tell all And let me tell you, they were on the ball! For see, they had to keep it all together For there was no newspaper, six o’clock news or BBC weather They used poetry to tell everyone What was going on.
Poetry came before writingNow isn’t that exciting?
In the very old days(When they still had many strange ways)
A poem was like a storyRelating the important, interesting and sometimes
goryIt was up to the troubadours to tell all
And let me tell you, they were on the ball!
For see, they had to keep it all togetherFor there was no newspaper, six o’clock news or BBC
weatherThey used poetry to tell everyone
What was going on.
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A troubadour (Occitan pronunciation: [tɾuβaˈðuɾ], originally [tɾuβaˈðoɾ]) was a composer and performer of Occitan lyric poetry during the High Middle Ages (1100–1350). Since the word "troubadour" is etymologically masculine, a female troubadour is usually called a trobairitz. The troubadour school or tradition began in the 11th century in Occitania, but it subsequently spread into Italy, Spain, and even Greece. Under the influence of the troubadours, related movements sprang up throughout Europe: the Minnesang in Germany, trovadorismo in Galicia and Portugal, and that of the trouvères in northern France. Dante Alighieri in his De vulgari eloquentia defined the troubadour lyric as fictio rethorica musicaque poita: rhetorical, musical, and poetical fiction. After the "classical" period around the turn of the 13th century and a mid-century resurgence, the art of the troubadours declined in the 14th century and eventually died out around the time of the Black Death (1348). The texts of troubadour songs deal mainly with themes of chivalry and courtly love. Most were metaphysical, intellectual, and formulaic. Many were humorous or vulgar satires. Works can be grouped into three styles: the trobar leu (light), trobar ric (rich), and trobar clus (closed). Likewise there were many genres, the most popular being the canso, but sirventes and tensos were especially popular in the post-classical period, in Italy, and among the female troubadours, the trobairitz.
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The Epic of Gilgamesh is epic poetry from Mesopotamia and is among the earliest known works of literature. Scholars believe that it originated as a series of Sumerian legends and poems about the protagonist of the story, Gilgamesh king of Uruk, which were fashioned into a longer Akkadian epic much later. The most complete version existing today is preserved on 12 clay tablets from the library collection of 7th-century BC Assyrian king Ashurbanipal. It was originally titled He who Saw the Deep (Sha naqba īmuru) or Surpassing All Other Kings (Shūtur eli sharrī). The story revolves around a relationship between Gilgamesh (probably a real ruler in the late Early Dynastic II period ca. 27th century BC)[1] and his close male companion, Enkidu. Enkidu is a wild man created by the gods as Gilgamesh's equal to distract him from oppressing the citizens of Uruk. Together they undertake dangerous quests that incur the displeasure of the gods. Firstly, they journey to the Cedar Mountain to defeat Humbaba, its monstrous guardian. Later they kill the Bull of Heaven that the goddess Ishtar has sent to punish Gilgamesh for spurning her advances. The latter part of the epic focuses on Gilgamesh's distressed reaction to Enkidu's death, which takes the form of a quest for immortality. Gilgamesh attempts to learn the secret of eternal life by undertaking a long and perilous journey to meet the immortal flood hero, Utnapishtim. Ultimately the poignant words addressed to Gilgamesh in the midst of his quest foreshadow the end result: "The life that you are seeking you will never find. When the gods created man they allotted to him death, but life they retained in their own keeping." Gilgamesh, however, was celebrated by posterity for his building achievements, and for bringing back long-lost cultic knowledge to Uruk as a result of his meeting with Utnapishtim. The story is widely read in translation, and the protagonist, Gilgamesh, has become an icon of popular culture.
Hear me, great ones of UrukI weep for Enkidu, my friend
Bitterly moaning like a woman mourningI weep for my brother.
1. Tell a story2. Express yourself
3. Impress someone4. Entertainment
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We can have serious poems Or just fun poems We can have poems that rhyme and those that don’t
My PetsBy Lacey Broughton
I have a dog But I don't have a hog
My dog's name is Missy When she's mad
She doesn't go hissy I have a cat
But not a bat My cat's name is jinx
But he's not a lynx I had a fish
When he died I didn't eat him on a dish
My fish's name was Freddy He had two friends named Eddy and Teddy
I tried to make this rhyme Well, I did this time
AdventuresBy Holly Fiato
Adventures, adventuresAre so much fun
You can meet anyoneYou can take a trip to the sun
You never know what could be doneHow many, I don't know
But there's more than oneThat is cool
Or take a trip to the moonPlease come back sometime soon
Go as far as I can seeLet me suggest the stars are the best most definitely
But wherever you go you have to let your mother knowNow my poem is almost done
Make sure to have fun
“a person who possesses special powers of imagination or expression”
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We can have serious poems Or just fun poems We can have poems that rhyme and those that don’t
