Assignment:
Write a poem in Dactyl Hexameter about a Greek Myth or hero or
historical event. Make a Greek mask for your Recitation.
Beauty's Rising
Sing to me of the sea, Muse, the sea that gave us our dear Aphrodite.
The charmed beauty that rose, from the deep water’s sandy floor, came forth.
Shining sun, glistening skin, she came up floating white foaming beneath.
West wind blows her in the early morning rising
dawn brings her to the shore.
Sing to me of the sea, Muse, the sea that gave us our dear
Aphrodite.
Three graces near, goddesses of love , jewels they bring to
lavish her with.
Dressed in jewels, she awaits for her chariot drawn by
doves to arrive.
Crowds gathered in silence , in love struck awe as the
doves fly her home at last.
Sing to me of the sea, Muse, the sea that gave us our dear
Aphrodite.
At Olympia, she found her father Zeus, god of the sky
above.
Zeus decreed Hephaestus, the god of fire, the mighty
blacksmith, she was wed.
Sing to me of the sea, Muse, the sea that gave us our dear
Aphrodite.
by Emma ( age 14)
Tuesday , she will recite this in class wearing her Greek mask. It is in progress on the kitchen table.