Moriah


 * __The Unicorn__**

A long time ago, when the earth was green And there was more kinds of animals then you've ever seen, And they run around free while the world was bein' born, And the loveliest of all was the Unicorn. There was the green alligators and the long-neck geese. There was the humpy bumpy camels and the chimpanzees. There was the catsandratsandelephants, but sure as you're born The loveliest of all was the Unicorn.

But the Lord seen some sinnin', and it caused him pain. He says, "Stand back, I'm gonna make it rain." He says, "Hey brother Noah, I'll tell ya whatcha do. Go and build me a floatin' zoo. And you take two alligators, and a couple of geese, Two humpy bumpy camels and two campanzees. Take two catsandratsandelephants, but sure as you're born Noah, don't you forget my Unicorn."

Now Noah was there, and he answered the callin', And he finished up the ark just as the rain started fallin'. He marched in the animals two by two, And he called out as they went through, "Hey Lord I got your two alligators and your couple of geese, Your humpy bumpy camels and your two chimpanzees. Got your catsandratsandelephants---but Lord, I'm so forlorn 'Cause I just don't see no Unicorn."

Ol' Noah looked out through the drivin' rain, But the Unicorns were hidin', playin' slilly games. They were kickin' and splashin' in the misty morn, Oh, then silly Unicorn. Then the goat started goatin', and the snake started snakin', The elephant started elephantin', and the boat started shakin'. The mouse started squeakin', and the loin started roarin', And everyone's green alligators and the long-neck geese, The humpy bumpy camels and the chimpanzees. Noah caried, "Close the door 'cause the rain is pourin'--- And we just can't wait for them Unicorn."

Then the ark started movin', and it drifted with the tide, And the Unicorns looked up from the rock and cried. And the water come up and sort of floated them away--- That's why you've never seen a Unicorn to this day. You'll see a lot of alligators and a whole mess of geese. You'll see humpy bumpy camels and lots of chimpanzees. You'll see catsandratsandelephants, but sure as you're born You're never gonna see no Unicorn. 1.What is your interpretation of the poem? My interpertation of this poem was that the author wanted to tell the story of Noah and the Ark but make it fun to read and enjoy. 2.Can you identify any figurative language? I could not identify any figurative language in this poem.

3.Does your poem fit a certain category? Tell me how it fits the category. My poem fits as a free verse poem. My poem is free verse because it is an unrhymed verse without a consistent metrical pattern. 4.What is the mood of the poem? At first the mood of the poem is light and fun. Near the end it becomes sad then back to light. 5.Why did you choose this poem? I choose this poem because it is fun and I like unicorns. I like the way they were inclued in Noah and the Ark story. 6.Tell me why you chose that picture. I choose the picture I choose because I like the graficness, and how they pictured them they way I would. I like that it mostly fits the setting but I wish the unicorns could have been painted in a more fun way.

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