What's all this about?
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The Wild Girls is a novel by Pat Murphy. In the book, Joan and her
friend Fox start writing stories together. When they win a writing
contest, they're recruited for a summer writing class taught by Verla
Volante. This site is for folks who want to try some of Verla's writing
techniques — and for anyone who wants to know more about Verla, The
Wild Girls, and author Pat Murphy. (That's me, by the way.)
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Pat's Pirate Haiku |
Contradiction
The complete pirate —
peg legged, gold toothed, hook handed —
has some parts missing.
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What's a syllable? |
A syllable is one of the sounds that makes up a word. When you say a word, you can hear the separate syllables.
“Pirate” is two syllables: “Pie” and “rat.” On the other hand, “hand” is one syllable. | |
