In a book of poetry, find two limericks that you like. Copy the poems in the report file; include the author's name. Remember to document your book of poetry properly, using MLA format. Click here to view the MLA Style Guide.

Then, write a limerick of your own. Remember to follow the format of limericks. There are five lines. The first two lines rhyme with the last line. The third and fourth lines rhyme with each other and are shorter than the other three.

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themes and meanings

(comprehensive guide to drama)

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there are two central themes in  the miracle worker: that the human spirit can triumph over even the most daunting of disabilities and that a dedicated teacher can transform the lives of those with whom he or she comes into contact. these inspirational themes have long been personified in the widely known true-life relationship between helen keller and annie sullivan, but  the miracle worker  also dramatizes collateral issues that extend beyond the particular case. underlying helen’s process of learning basic principles of what annie terms “obedience” (decorum, etiquette, and hygiene), there are more universal lessons of self-governance—the inculcation of self-restraint instead of willfulness, the development of self-discipline instead of self-indulgence. only when these lessons have been mastered can helen begin to acquire language—which, annie says, “is to the mind more than light is to the eye.”

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