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Outwitted- by Edwin Markham
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Genre: Quatrain
History:
-established in ancient civilizations
-established by Omar Khayyam
Rhythm Pattern:
--a-b-a-b
--a-a-b-b
--a-b-b-a
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-8 to 9 syllables per line
Layout on Page:
4 lines for a poem
Outwitted
by Edwin Markham
He drew a circle that shut me out---
Heretic, rebel, a thing a float.
But Love and I had the wit to win:
We drew a circle that took him in!
History of Poet:
Poet: Edwin Markham
Place and date born:
-born in Oregon City, Oregon
-born in April 23, 1852
Date of death:
March 7, 1940
Schooling/Academic Career:
-studied literature at California College in Vacaville, California
-received his teacher certificate in 1870
-graduated from San Jose State Normal School in 1872
Professional Career:
-taught literature in El Dorado County until 1879
-worked as a principal at Tompkins Observation School in Oakland, California
-his famous poem "The Man With the Hoe" was presented at a public poetry reading in 1898
Awards and achievements:
-he was the first poet to receive the Academy Fellowship in 1936
Personal LIfe:
-he married his third wife Anna Catherine Murphy in 1898
-he lived with his mother and sister at the age of 4 in Lagoon Valley
-he worked on the family's farm at the age of 12