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To Write or Not to Write? That is the Question
To write a parody or not to write a parody- that is the question:
Whether ‘tis nobler in the course to suffer
The time and effort of outrageous tasks,
Or to take arms against a higher power
And by opposing, end them. To relax, to sleep-
No more- and by the course completion to say we end.
The heartache and the time committed
That writing is heir to- ‘tis a compilation
Devoutly to be drafted. To think, to write-
To write perchance to publish. Ay, there’s the catch,
For in that writing of parody what possibilities may come,
When we have penned this humorous prose,
Must inspire creativity. There’s the drive that makes persistence of completing so long an assignment.
For who would endure the criticisms, and critiques of teachers.
The instructor’s command, the student’s product,
The pangs of thoughtful contemplation, the institution’s expectations,
The demands of higher education, and the requirements
That society deems worthy takes,
When she herself might her parody create
With a writer’s block? Who would academics applaud,
To ponder and toil with a dull pencil.
But that she dread of another assignment after this,
The unnecessary work from highly acclaimed teachers
No writer realizes their skill, puzzles the mind
And makes us rather wrack our brains for something worthy
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While contemplating a suitable topic for my soliloquy parody assignment, I decided to write a parody about writing a parody. My teacher, Mr. Roth-Shank, inspired me to think creatively and use vivid syntax and alliteration while writing. I enjoyed this assignment after I began writing.