Canterbury Tales Prologue Addition

Creative Writing-Canterbury Tales Prologue Addition

Tater my dog

by Allison Tucker

1. Tater my dog, my love, my puppy dog.

2. Thought you were sweet but you're a wild hog.

3. He crawled around just like a baby does.

4. He was a quiet dog, oh yes he was.

5. The puppy turned into a kangaroo.

6. Old days he use to stick to me like glue,

7. As days went by, he became more settled.

8. His barks were so loud as a steaming kettle.

9. He was so innocent before he turned,

10. Tater my dog, my my love, you need to learn!



The Green Goblin vs. Spiderman

“Spiderman where are you? We need you Spiderman! Oh wait, I see him!”

A crowd huddled around the center of the Radio City Music Hall. Police officers had the Music Hall blocked off and the SWAT team had just arrived.

“There he goes! He went into the Hall! Save my baby,” cried a frantic mother who was huddled in the crowd. As the crowd watched, Spiderman snuck into the Hall through a cracked window on the second floor. The masked-knight silently crept into the theatre where groups of visiting kindergarten students were. Spiderman saw the entire group of children who were held hostage by the Green Goblin. From Spiderman’s hidden perch he observed the masked-marauder’s way of movement. He watched the Goblin’s fighting techniques that he was practicing. It appeared that the Goblin was anticipating an encounter with Spiderman in the near future.

“Please don’t kill us Mr. Monster! We didn’t do anything wrong! We only came to see the Dr. Seuss musical!” cried a little girl.

“I know stupid child. Shut up. I am holding you here because you are my bait to finally be able to kill Spiderman,” shouted Green Goblin. “Spiderman has always been such a do-gooder and I am sick of how he is all that. He is just a dude in a mask that shoots tiny webs out of his wrist. How weird is that? I am sick of him having all of the attention and now it’s my turn to take over the headlines!”

Spiderman sent out a web to the center of the ceiling, attaching it to a light pole above where the hostages were. He swooped to the center where his web was, then quietly turned upside down and began to descend. The joy-taker stood by the front door, waiting for Spiderman to arrive as promised.

“Surrender, Goblin! We have the building surrounded!” said the police through a megaphone.

“What losers! Do they really think that I am stupid enough to give up? I know Spiderman is going to show up,” said the Goblin to himself.

“You are right, Goblin. I am right here, look up,” said Spiderman hitting the Green Goblin’s head as he landed on the floor.

“Spiderman! You are here! Please save us!” cried the frightened students.

“Kids, follow your teachers to the lobby, this is between us,” said Spiderman with instruction. The kids got up and ran as fast as they could to the entrance where the police officers were waiting for them.

“Well, well, well Spiderman, you think you’re going to save the day this time? Well think again,” said Goblin lunging at Spiderman. Spiderman jumped up and grabbed the Goblin’s arm and twisted it around. “Ouch! Okay, okay, I give up! You win this time,” said the Green Goblin. “You are such a drama queen Goblin,” said Spiderman while he put the handcuffs on the evil-spirit. Spiderman twirled him around in his web and took him to the cops outside.

The city was saved, thanks to Spiderman!!

Reaction Paper to “Earth Without People” by Alan Weisman

            This author uses visualization to get us to use our five senses while reading his story. Using imagery in a novel, book, or any form of writing is a great tool to encourage reader’s interest.  Imagery gives me a better understanding of what is happening by description. In the story “Earth Without People”, Alan Weisman gives me great examples of imagery.

Alan Weisman uses imagery in almost every sentence. In my opinion, his imagery gives me a clearer picture about how Earth began to be one big habitat again. Weisman explains how this new world would even have a completely different sound.  There would be no airplanes, trucks or sirens making obnoxious noises.  The pure sounds of nature would be all that you could hear.  Another example from the story is, “As lightning rods rusted away, roof fires would leap among buildings into paneled offices filled with paper.” The reader can visualize the flames from a fire, spreading from building to building and can almost hear the sounds.

Weisman’s excellent use of imagery also gives me an idea what it would smell like if Earth was corroding away. To me, I think that the imagery in the story branches off into different senses showing that imagery is at the root of the story. An example is, “In a world with no one left to bury the bad stuff, decaying chemical containers would slowly expose their lethal contents.” I can picture the containers decaying and can almost smell them.

This story interested me in wanting to know more about how the world would be if humans disappeared. The author related to everyone in this story because he reached to all walks of life through his use of imagery. In conclusion, the story had great a use of imagery. Weiseman had me hooked on the first couple of sentences.