~*..::Arion::..*~
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Post by ~*..::Arion::..*~ on Jun 18, 2006 11:17:10 GMT -5
Some of you, I'm sure, have studied the art of writing. But how familiar are you with the artful form of poetry? Today's lesson centers around what some experts theorize is the most curious and impossible mystery of all time. The poem "Jabberwocky" was written by the same fellow who authored "Alice in Wonderland", and as many of you may already know, he was a reknowned wizard of the ages. The poem that has stumped the entire wizarding community goes as follows:
Twas brillig and the slithy toves Did gyre and gimble in the wabe. All mimsy were the barrow groves And the mome wrath outgrabe.
Beware the Jabberwock my son! The jaws that bite, The claws that catch. Beware the Jubjub Bird and shun The frumious Bender Snatch.
He took his vorpal sword in hand Long time the mansom foe he sought! So rested he by the Tum-Tum Tree And stood a while in thought.
And as in offish thought he stood The Jabberwock with eyes of flame Came wiffling through the togy wood And burbled as it came!
One two, One two! And through and through! The vorpal blade went Snicker snack! Snicker snack!
He left it dead and with it's head He went galumphing back. "And has thou slayed the Jabberwock Come to my arms my beamish boy!" "Oh frabjous day, Calloo Callay," He chortled in his joy.
If you read it through a few times, I hope all of you will be able to understand a little of what was going on. The main theory surrounding this poem is that the "Jabberwock" was in fact a very ferocious boggart that terrorized an entire villiage until one day, a boy who historians believed to have been called "Gwion Bach", went after it with a sword that was covered in a type of poison indigenious to Asia, known as Vorpalia Scythian. However, there are some who hypothesis that the Jabberwock is it's own species, commonly known today as a Manticore. For those of you unaware, a Manticore is a class five dangerous creature that has the head of a man, the body of a lion, and the tail of a very sharp scorpion. Three rows of razor-sharp teeth line it's lower and upper jaw, and it's 18-inch long spikes that cover it's tail are retractible and also capable of being used as very lethal projectiles. It originated in Asia and, as you may have noticed, so does Vorpalia Scythian. This theory, however, is frowned upon, mostly because the man who wrote the poem lived in Great Britian, and as we know, never set foot in Asia.
For your homework, please turn in a five-paragraph essay on your thoughts of the poem and what you thought it to have meant. This assignment is worth two house points per person. For extra credit, please tell me two things I didn't mention about the manticore that you find interesting. This assignment is due by next Saturday. I am no longer accepting the last homework assignment, so those who did do it, good job. I'll be adding the housepoints up and sending them to the Headmaster.
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Ruby Rebel
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Post by Ruby Rebel on Jun 18, 2006 11:30:14 GMT -5
Ruby walked into the class with her bag over her shoulder. She sat at a table at the back and took out her quill and ink. She began to think about the poem and she was having trouble to understand it. Though it was old English she was starting to think with the other side of her brain.
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Martin
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Post by Martin on Jun 18, 2006 14:27:40 GMT -5
You know what would be cool? Martin thinks to himself as he sits with his feet on his desk. If that Poem was a song.
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Ruby Rebel
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Post by Ruby Rebel on Jun 18, 2006 14:42:36 GMT -5
Ruby shook her head. She nodded to Martin's remark. She then went back to the work and tried to think about it.
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~*..::Arion::..*~
R Head of House
Care of Magical Creatures Professor
"I'm allergic to YOUR cat, ok? And my reaction to him is blood. I'm allergic to being wounded."
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Post by ~*..::Arion::..*~ on Jun 18, 2006 19:02:36 GMT -5
((Don't mean to go out of character here, but, Yeah, Martin's heard it before! It actually was originally a poem, but it's SO much better in song.))
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Ruby Rebel
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Post by Ruby Rebel on Jun 21, 2006 9:34:45 GMT -5
(Ohh)
Ruby who was tapping her quill against her head was bafealled. She gave a silent sigh and shook her head in amazment at Martin. She was pretty happy that they were dating but she kept it silent against teacher.
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Ryan Redmond
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Post by Ryan Redmond on Jun 21, 2006 10:51:17 GMT -5
Ryan entered the classroom quietly, the wheelchair he was still confined to squeeking as he rolled to a desk. Quietly, he withdrew parchment, a quill and ink and copied down the poem as well as the homework. Ryan began dechipering the poem, trying to understand the authors crazy, invented words.
((Lewis Carroll, right? ))
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Ruby Rebel
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Post by Ruby Rebel on Jun 21, 2006 10:55:10 GMT -5
Ruby heard Ryan wheel himself into the classroom. She wrote down the poem and the homework...It made no sence to Ruby at all even though she was English...but not olden day english.
(Okay I'm REALLY confused now)
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Ryan Redmond
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Post by Ryan Redmond on Jun 21, 2006 11:03:42 GMT -5
Ryan smiled at Ruby when she looked over at him. "The author was famous for making up words," he said in a whisper. "Like frabjous, it means fabulous and joyful, I think." he told her with a smile.
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Ruby Rebel
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Post by Ruby Rebel on Jun 21, 2006 11:07:11 GMT -5
Ruby nodded even though she was still confused abit. She took the quill and wrote something down but didn't say. She looked at Ryan and smiled back. "That's still confusing in a way. She whispered back. And with that she faced the board again.
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Post by Ryan Redmond on Jun 21, 2006 11:10:39 GMT -5
"Its very confusing." Ryan whispered in reply. "The first stanza is the hardest to interpret, for me anyway." He said, looking down at his parchment and starting to write in the meanings of some of the words he could understand in the margins of his paper. "But I like it, it makes you work to understand what it means. Its a challenge."
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Ruby Rebel
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Post by Ruby Rebel on Jun 21, 2006 11:12:42 GMT -5
Ruby looked back and Ryan and shrugged. " Very confusing and hard. She whispered again. She glanced at the board and then at her paper and shook her head and sighed. " I'm half scottish here. She whispered to Ryan.
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Post by Ryan Redmond on Jun 21, 2006 11:17:56 GMT -5
"Yep. Its the beggining thats got me stumped. The rest is okay. I'll help you if you want, but it may not be right." Ryan told her, scribbling on his parchment. He paused, crossed out a line, and thought for a moment.
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Ruby Rebel
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Post by Ruby Rebel on Jun 21, 2006 11:20:02 GMT -5
Ruby shook her head. "I'm a Ravenclaw...I'm meant to be the brains. She whispered almost as though she was asleep. She wrote something down on her paper and sighed it didn't seem right to her.
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~*..::Arion::..*~
R Head of House
Care of Magical Creatures Professor
"I'm allergic to YOUR cat, ok? And my reaction to him is blood. I'm allergic to being wounded."
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Post by ~*..::Arion::..*~ on Jun 21, 2006 11:22:29 GMT -5
Arion looked over the class, watching as a few people interacted and discussed the poem. For her it had always been very easy to understand, though she knew the meaning she placed on it wasn't always the one others found while reading the odd words. "If you have any questions, please feel free to ask."
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Ryan Redmond
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Post by Ryan Redmond on Jun 21, 2006 11:22:47 GMT -5
"We don't always fit into our house's stereotypes, you know." Ryan said.
((sorry, can't think of anything))
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Ruby Rebel
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Post by Ruby Rebel on Jun 21, 2006 11:35:09 GMT -5
Ruby nodded. " I guess your right. She whispered in reply. She noticed that the professor over heard they conversation. Ruby began to get imbarist. She glanced at her paper and smiled at the professor.
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Post by Daniella on Jun 21, 2006 11:41:12 GMT -5
Daniella ran into the class. "I'm sorry I'm late professor." she apologized as she took a seat next to Ruby and Ryan. "By the looks of everyone's faces, I'm guessing the poem was hard?" she asked Ruby and Ryan. She was in time to hear the poem. The words were very odd and hard to understand. "I don't know if I can actually write five paragraphs on a subject I don't understand.
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Ruby Rebel
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Post by Ruby Rebel on Jun 21, 2006 11:44:05 GMT -5
Ruby nodded. " Of course it makes no sence. She whispered to Daniella. She who was in the middle of the group looked to Ryan and shook her head and sighed. "I wish I wrote this. She giggled.
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Post by Ryan Redmond on Jun 21, 2006 11:51:33 GMT -5
Ryan turned the conversation back to the poem, knowing Professor Arion probably wouldn't like them talking in class unless it was related to the lesson. He resumed scribbling then paused. "Oh, thats only three paragraphs. Oh, hey Daniella."
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Post by Daniella on Jun 21, 2006 11:53:37 GMT -5
"You're not the only one thinking that." Daniella told Ruby with a slight smile. "Well I better be working." she said as she dipped her quill in her ink bottle and began to scribble on her peice of partchment. "At least it's due next Saturday." she told herself.
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Ruby Rebel
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Post by Ruby Rebel on Jun 21, 2006 11:54:05 GMT -5
Ruby muttered something under her breath about work and Ravenclaw. " D***** that's only two. She whisperd to herself angery. She heard Daniella and nodded then looked back to her paper. She dipped her quill into the ink and carried on writting.
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Post by Ryan Redmond on Jun 21, 2006 11:58:10 GMT -5
"I've got four, I'm almost done with it." Ryan bragged in a low voice. He retrieved a new bottle of ink from his bacg, as he was running low.
((geeze, I'm having bad writers block latley.))
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Ruby Rebel
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Post by Ruby Rebel on Jun 21, 2006 12:00:47 GMT -5
Ruby thought of something else and wrote down three more. " Great job Ryan. She whispered sarcasticly. She dipped her quill into the ink and sighed. "I've heard of poems but this is like a riddle. She whispered to Daniella.
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Post by Ryan Redmond on Jun 21, 2006 12:04:34 GMT -5
"I can't help it if I'm brilliant." Ryan laughed, then finished his essay, making sure to write his name and house on it before wheeling himself up to Professor Arion's desk and dropping it on her desk. He returned to his seat, and began staring into space. "I don't think it's like a riddle, a riddle is something to be solved where you don't always get the whole story. The whole story is here, just a bit hidden."
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Ruby Rebel
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Post by Ruby Rebel on Jun 21, 2006 12:06:40 GMT -5
Ruby wrote down her last line and wrote her year and name onto it and stood up walking over to Professor Arion's desk. She went back her seat and bashed her head on her desk hardly.
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Ryan Redmond
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Post by Ryan Redmond on Jun 21, 2006 12:07:46 GMT -5
"Whats wrong?" Ryan asked her intently, his blue eyes scanning her face. "Come on, don't do that."
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Ruby Rebel
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Post by Ruby Rebel on Jun 21, 2006 12:10:38 GMT -5
Ruby laughed. " That's pretty much I'm doing it for. She replied sighing and glancing at the board. She looked around the room. " I'm going to head to Hogsmeade later. She said forgeting her sigh.
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Post by Daniella on Jun 21, 2006 12:10:43 GMT -5
"I know!" she agreed as she thought of what to write. "Oh be quiet Ryan! Some of us are /trying/ to think here! We're not gifted like you are." she said to him, a sarcastic tone in her voice. She was a bit mad that Ryan found this easier than she did.
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Ruby Rebel
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Post by Ruby Rebel on Jun 21, 2006 12:17:04 GMT -5
Ruby gave another sigh. " How can that be a poem? she asked Ryan intencly. She stared at her quill and ink and started to daydream. Ruby looked at Daniella shocked. " Dont get angry Daniella. She said backing away abit.
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