Friday, April 19, 2013

Championship Game!

Welcome to the championship game!!!

Your post MUST include:
*why you connect to the poem
*what you like about the poet's craft

If your response is not detailed and does not answer both parts, it will be disqualified. In addition, if there are multiple grammatical and spelling mistakes, your response will be disqualified.

It takes attention to detail and hard work to be a champion, so your blog post needs to reflect your best writing and thinking. May the best poem win!

30 comments:

  1. I connect to Life Doesn't Frighten Me because nothing is scary, are minds think they are.

    I like how it has has rhyming, detail, and the AAAB pattern.

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  2. I can connect with Life Doesn't Frighten Me because there are certain things in life that I know could scare me, but some of the things don't scare me in life because I know God will be you me every day of my life.

    I really like the poets craft in Life Doesn't Frighten Me because I like all the details, and I like how the poem has rhyming, but it still makes lot's of sense. Also I like how the poem is almost telling the story in a list.

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  3. I can connect to the poem Life Doesn't Frighten Me because I'm sometimes scared in life just like the character in the poem is and I try to not ever let it get in my way. Even though sometimes I make mistakes and I get scared i'ts just life.

    I like the poem Life Doesn't Frighten Me best because it actually has a meaning and in its poets craft I liked how it used lots of similes, how it rhymed lots of the words in the poem together, and how it also used a lot of repetition throughout the poem.

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  4. I can connect to Life Doesn't Frighten Me because I'm not very scared of life. I also made a connection because you shouldn't be scared of life or you won't have fun!

    I liked the poet's craft in Life Doesn't Frighten the most because it had really good rhyming, and I like really good rhyming!

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  5. My favorite poem is The Castle in the Fire because I can connect to the book, for example, when the Prince leaves the castle with the princess. In a book called Ink Heart, Dustfinger and Farid rescue Mo and his wife out of the Adderhead's Castle.
    I also like the poem because it ends with a happy ending and it is just like a fairy tale book.
    Last but not least, I chose The Castle in the Fire because the words are like a stream.

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  6. I can connect with Life Doesn't Frighten Me because once I got stuck in the woods skiing. I thought there was no way out but I told myself not to be scared and try to get out and I did get out.

    I liked poet'ts craft in Life doesn't frighten me better because it had good word choice and a lot of great similes.

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  7. The Castle in the Fire was more meaningful to me because it reminded me of an older story or folk tale of a sort.

    The first poem, Life Doesn't Frighten Me, I can make a connection with because I used to be scared of this movie's previews, (Paranormal something) and now I am over it and not scared anymore.

    My favorite poem was The Castle in the Fire because of the rhyme scheme, ABCB, and its choice of words to fit the timing.

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  8. I can connect with Life doesn't frighten is that one time I was scared of a lot of things and my mom told me not to be afraid of anything.

    What I like about the poets craft with Life doesn't frighten me is that it had a nice rhyme scheme.

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  9. I connect to the poem Life Doesn't Frighten Me because when ever my little brother, George, tries to scare me, I tell him that nothing scares me at all, so then he doesn't try to scare me anymore.

    I like Life Doesn't Frighten Me better than The Castle in the Fire because I like the way the rhyming and the repetition is.I liked how they kept on saying life doesn't frighten me at all after they rhymed something. I has an AAABBA rhyme scheme.

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  10. Life Doesn't Frighten Me has a strong writers craft I look up to this person she has a special meaning in this poem to know that God is here for you, and I know a lot of people in this world are having a harder time than me.

    The Castle In The Fire Is a nice poem, But even though I love fairy tales this poem can not be compared to the meaning of Life Doesn't Frighten me.

    My choice for the championship is Life Doesn't Frighten Me because i love the writers craft, and my favorite part is it reminds me to be strong though tough times in my life with my diabetes and my dad.

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  11. I connect to the poem "Life Doesn't Frighten Me" because I am like that to. I get scared of lots of things and some of those things are in the poem. I also like that it also talks about how you can prevent you being scared of somethings. I can also connect to "Life Doesn't Frighten Me" because things in life will scare you, but you will have to stand up to them.

    I like the poets craft more in "Life Doesn't Frighten Me." It was a very hard pick for me because both poems were fantastic and they were written very well. But I had to go with "Life Doesn't Frighten Me's" poets craft because the things that the poet says he is afraid of all these things that we sometimes (and do) are not afraid of. The repetition rhyme scheme is very thought out, I liked this poem the best.

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  12. Life Doesn't Frighten Me means more to me because I know that life is scary, but you have to keep pushing through. I also chose this poem because I like how it states all these fears, but on the other hand it also keeps repeating "Life doesn't frighten me at all."
    I can connect to Life Doesn't Frighten Me because when I was little I was scared of a lot of things, but I just told myself it's not real.
    My favorite poets craft in Life Doesn't Frighten Me is the word choice in all the fears.
    I did not choose Castle in the Fire because I like poems about positive thoughts. Like in Life Doesn't Frighten Me it repletes life doesn't frighten me at all. Although in Castle in the Fire it has a happy ending. I don't like dragons.

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  13. I can connect with Rodger the Dog because my dog is REALLY lazy. He eats, sleeps, then goes to the bathroom, Then it goes all over again.


    I like the poet's craft in Rodger the dog. It tells a story and Choosing Shoes is just about shoes. I like lazy words.

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  14. I connected with Roger the Dog when I am lazy I sometimes like to be lazy and jump in bed and read a book or sleep.

    I also like how it is so random it also makes me want to go into la la land.

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  15. A connection I have with Roger the dog is I have had a lazy dog for every second of my life!


    I like how it says all the things Roger does and I like the rhyming.

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  16. I can connect to, Roger The Dog, because I can feel lazy and do not want to get out of my bed just like Roger, and do not want to do fun things and just want to be energizer for the day.

    I like the poets craft in, Roger The Dog, because it says all the fun things that a dog can do but instead Roger just wants to take a nap and I love how they wrote that in there own way, and theat is what I like about the poets craft in, Roger The Dog.

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  17. I connect to Roger the Dog because I have two dogs named Maple,and Mango I can especially connect Roger the Dog with mango because you will always find mango cleaning her dinner dish.

    The Poets craft that I liked the most in Roger the Dog was rhyming, and word choice.

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  18. Roger the dog connects to me more because I have a dog who is lazy and sleeps all day too! She only wakes up when I walk into the room. I love my dog very much, so I automatically have to pick this poem.


    I like the poets craft because you can tell that the rhymes were well thought up. I also liked the description so that you could picture Roger asleep in the room.



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  19. I connect to Choosing Shoes because I just can't choose any type of shoes. I didn't even choose the ones I wear now!

    I liked the rhyme scheme in Choosing Shoes because it didn't rhyme too much.

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  20. I can connect with choosing shoes because if it were a book it would be a page turner and it makes me stand on my feet. I also like it because it reminds me of my parents because they both have so many shoes.

    I like Choosing Shoes's rhyming words so I pick Choosing Shoes.

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  21. I can connect with Roger the Dog because I have three dogs that love to sleep all day and all my dogs do besides sleep is want food.

    I like Roger the Dog better I have three dogs that I love. I also chose Roger the Dog because I like how the poet describes Roger in deep words that rhymes.

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  22. LEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEApril 19, 2013 at 12:24 PM

    I connect to Roger the Dog because I have a dog at my house, and this dog reminded me of my fat, lazy, cute dog Bailey! I also like it more because I sometimes like to be like Roger, but not a dog.

    I like Roger the Dog's poet's craft more. I like it more because I like the rhyme, and repetition.

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  23. My favorite poem is choosing shoes! I connect with Choosing shoes because I always can not choose only one pair of shoes I have to get at the least 3 pairs of shoes at a time. I also always know what I want to get before I go shoe shopping, but then I forget and have to try to find the perfect pair from memory.

    My favorite poets craft in the poem is probably the description because the description is very much like when I am looking for shoes I never know what to get or do.

    Go choosing Shoes!!!!!!! :] :] :]

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  24. I can connect with Choosing Shoes because I can never choose my shoes. I always look at what other people's shoes look like or what shoes they're going to get.


    I like Choosing Shoes' writer's craft because it rhymes, has repetition, and reminds me of clowns.The description really stands out, and makes me feel like I am the person choosing the shoes in that poem.

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  25. I can connect to Choosing Shoes because i take time to pick out my shoes and i don't know what shoes to pick ether.


    I like the rhyming in Choosing Shoes.

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  26. I think Castle in Fire has more meaning because of how the knight went after the Princess.

    I have connection with Life Doesn't Frighten me because once I watched a scary movie. It scared me so bad I had night mares. You have to think that it is not real to not be scared.

    I like Life Doesn't Frighten me the best because of the way they describe not to be scared.

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  27. I have a connection with Life Doesn't Frighten Me because we all get scared and we all say that the things that scare us is not real and sometimes it isn't and some times it is, but all I know is that God has are backs and he will protect us in that scary moment because the Bible says that the lord is always with us no matter where we go and what we go though.

    I really like how this author made this poem rhyme. I also like how this poem helps me in life and how this poem is telling you to have confidence in a way that kids will under stand better.

    I like this poem more than The Castle in the Fire because I think Life Doesn't Frighten Me has a bigger meaning and I like how this poem rhymed more than the other.

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  28. I have meaning for Life Doesn't Frighten Me because in life stuff does scar us a lot!

    I really liked the rhyme scheme in the Castle in the Fire because it really brings out a meaning to me

    I liked the Castle in the Fire because it was really awesome to read when I first read it and more and more times.

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  29. I can connect to Rodger The Dog because I am just like Rodger but I am a human not a dog.

    II think that Rodger The Dog also has better poets craft because it has lots of detail and it is funny and it has feeling like what the dog feels like when he wakes up.

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  30. I connect to Choosing Shoes because it is really hard to decide what kind of shoes you want.

    I like Choosing Shoes poet's craft more because it shows great characteristics, word choice, very good repetition, and rhyme.

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