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Don Quixote Bonus Assignment Read from Don Quixote pages 1535-1572, 1689-1694 and create an acrostic or “I Am” poem for one of the major characters of the novel. You will receive 50 bonus points for accurately and creatively completing one of the two types of poems below. Submit on CANVAS by due date.Choice One: Acrostic PoemAcrostics are literary devices where certain letters in each line spell out a word. For example, the letters in the first words in the line, letters on words in the middle of the poem, or the last letters in the line can spell out a name or idea. You are probably most familiar with acrostics using the first letters in the first word of a line. You may use any of the above methods to create an acrostic poem for Don Quixote. Benevolent warrior, destroyer of Evil saves the kingdom.Odes honor his deeds,Wealth and good fortune follow him,Undying valor and fame make him aLeader extraordinaire.Forever we sing of his glory.Choice Two: “I AM” PoemModelI Am (Character’s Name).First StanzaI am (2 special characteristics of the character).I wonder (something of curiosity).I hear (an imaginary sound).I see (an imaginary sight).I want (an actual desire).I am (first line of poem repeated).Second StanzaI pretend (something character actually pretends to do).I feel (a feeling about something imaginary).I touch (an imaginary touch).I worry (something that bothers your character).I cry (something that makes your character sad).I am (first line of poem repeated).
Third StanzaI understand (something that is true).I say (something your character believes in).I dream (something your character dreams about).I try (something your character really makes an effort about).I hope (something your character actually hopes for).I am (first line of poem repeated).SampleI am BeowulfI am brave and loyal.I wonder what lives across the sea.I hear the voices of my ancestors celebrating their victories.I see myself in Valhalla.I want to defeat Grendel.I am brave and loyal.I pretend to sleep a drunken sleep.I feel the eyes of my forefathers watching my battle.I touch evil in battle.I worry for my village and people.I cry at the death of beloved friends.I am brave and loyal.I understand good lies within me.I say I will conquer all evil.I dream of meeting my death in glorious battle.I try to save my hall from deadly monsters.I hope to be victorious.I am brave and loyal.
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