Baseball Sonnet

i’m HERE to TELL you About THE best SPORT

You TRY to HIT and Catch a WHITE baseBALL

eVEN though IT is NOT played ON a COURT

a BLUE shirtED ump MAKES all OF the CALLS

most TEAMS play ON a FIELD of DIRT and GRASS

the PITCHer THROWS the BALL oVER the PLATE

 the BATter HITS the BALL and RUNS real FAST

‘cause HE is OUT if HE is JUST too LATE

if HE is SAFE he TRIES to STEAL a BASE

his TEAM just HIT a VERy LONG home RUN

both OF them HAD a SMILE uPON their FACE

one EXclaims THIS is JUST way TOO much FUN

they ENDed UP winNING by JUST a FEW

now YOU know THE great GAME of BASEball TOO

Alice in Wonderland

The book Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll Alice goes through many situations where her knowledge is put to the test. In the story Alice, an innocent 7 year old girl fall into a rabbit hole. She wakes up in another world, known as the Victorian Era.The Victorian Era of British history was the time when Queen Victoria ruled from 1837 to 1901. In this world there is a certain type of class and everyone has their own role. In this story the author shows how Alice is dealing with and experiencing  mature topics at such a such a young age.

In the beginning of story Alice  goes through a variety of physical changes. In Chapter 1, “Down the Rabbit Hole,” Alice discovers a small door behind a curtain. She tries to use the key that she found and it opens up a passage and a garden. Since the door is too small she goes back to the original table in hopes of finding something that will shrink her. She finds a bottle marked ‘DRINK ME’ and instantly shrunk. This is an example of Alice having to deal with size changes which also goes on during puberty. Even at 7 years old she’s dealing with problems that don’t occur until she’s older. Also in Chapter 1, after drink the ‘DRINK ME’ bottle she decides to eat a cake the words ‘EAT ME’ underneath the table. With hopes of it changing her size, but is disappointed when nothing happens. This situation symbolises the frustrations that occur with growing older when Alice is either too big or too small to fit in the garden. This constant growing reminds Alice that she is growing away from the pleasures of childhood at such a young age.     

Alice also has to deal with a variety of mental changes. In chapter 5, “Advice from a Caterpillar,” Alice meets a Caterpillar and the Caterpillar says, “Who are you?’ and Alice replies, ‘I hardly know, sir, just at present-at least I know who I WAS when I got up this morning, but I think I must have been changed several times since then.” Alice has changed so much that she doesn’t even know who she is anymore. Her identity is so confused now that her thoughts no longer seem to be her own. The Caterpillar also tells her to recite the poem, “Father William.” After reciting the poem, the Caterpillar says, “That is not said right.” Alice replies and says, “Not QUITE right, I’m afraid… some of the words have got altered.” The Caterpillar replies, “It is wrong from beginning to end.” This conversation between the Caterpillar and Alice shows how much Wonderland affected her brain. The Caterpillar demands Alice to recite this poem to show how much she has changed.

Alice has to deal with many problems physically and mentally at a young age. This book relates to teens because it shows how much puberty affects them mentally and physically. The author is very successful in portraying the challenges that teens go through today using a magical place that connects to the real world.