Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Poetry Madness: Round 2, Game 3

Your response needs to be a paragraph with at least 3 sentences, but you do not need to summarize the meaning of the poems. Instead, your response should include the following information:

  • Which poem's meaning is more important to you?
  • What personal connection can you make?
  • Which poet's craft do you enjoy more? Poet's craft can include repetition, word choice, rhyme, simile/metaphor, etc.
 Make sure your answer is detailed and explains the three bullet points.
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  1. georgia:=#April 10, 2013 at 1:46 PM

    I think choosing Shoes' meaning is more important to me because it is a funny story and reminds me of funny clowns with big shoes.

    I have a connection with Choosing Shoes because I can never decide what shoes to get when it comes to getting new ones.

    I thing Choosing Shoes' writer's craft was better because it rhymed better and had repetition; Life Doesn't Frighten Me had the same writer's craft, but I liked Choosing Shoes better.

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  2. madelineApril 10, 2013 at 1:50 PM

    The first poem, Choosing Shoes, is about a person who is telling her parents that she likes all of these different types of shoes,but that they will only buy the shoes that she doesn't like at all.

    The second poem, Life Doesn't Frighten Me, is about a person who is saying that life isn't frightening at all, and even if He/She may be afraid sometimes it doesn't mean that He/She is always scared.

    I chose the poem Life Doesn't Frighten Me because I liked the way the poet used repetition.

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    1. madelineApril 11, 2013 at 7:18 AM

      I think the first poem Life Doesn't Frighten Me has more meaning than Choosing Shoes does because in Life Doesn't Frighten Me the person is saying that even if he/she can be scared of things sometimes everybody is scared every once in a while and that it's okay to be scared sometimes.

      I have a connection with Choosing Shoes because usually every time I go shoe shopping and I want a certain pair of shoes my mom doesn't like she always says that I can't get them because she doesn't like them or she thinks I look to much like a grown up in them.

      I think that Life Doesn't Frighten me should win because the poet uses more repetition and rhymes more words in this poem than in the other poem Choosing Shoes.

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  3. anna_parkerApril 10, 2013 at 1:53 PM

    I think Chosing shoes has more meaning than Life doesn't frighten me.

    My connection to Chosing shoes is that is also takes me a long time to choese my shoes.

    I like Chosing shoes best because I really like how every last word rhymes as a shoe.

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  4. Zak!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!April 10, 2013 at 1:54 PM

    The first poem,"Choosing Shoes," is about all different kinds of shoes like red,pink,and blue.

    The other poem,"Life Doesn't Frighten Me," is about a person who is not afraid of, practically nothing.

    My favorite poem is Life Doesn't Frighten Me because it rhymes and it makes sense.

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  5. Ellis Thompson :]April 10, 2013 at 1:55 PM

    I think the winner should be Choosing Shoes' because the meaning reminds me of when I was little and tried to walk around the house in different shoes.

    I have a connection with Choosing shoes because I can never make a choice when picking shoes.

    I think Choosing shoes has a better rhyme scheme than Life Doesn't frighten me and it also has repetition.

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  6. Daryn_ODonnell*April 10, 2013 at 2:23 PM

    The first poem,Choosing Shoes,is about a person telling about different kinds of shoes,and it reminds me of shopping for shoes.

    The second one, Life doesn't frighten Me, is about a person telling things that scare other people but doesn't scare that person and it reminds me of that some times things scare me about life but some time it does not.
    The one I chose is, Choosing shoes, because it has a better rhyme and it has some crazy writing.

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    1. Daryn_ODonnellApril 11, 2013 at 11:07 AM

      The poem, choosing Shoes, means more to me because it brings out a true fact because there are a lot of kinds of shoes and it is hard to pick out what shoe you like the best.

      I can connect to, Choosing Shoes, because it is true that there are lot of shoes and I just can not decide which shoes to where.

      I like the rhyme better in, Choosing Shoes, because it has funny writing in it and I like how it describes all of the types of shoes.

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  7. Ava ClaireApril 10, 2013 at 2:23 PM

    Life Doesn't Frighten Me by Maya Angelou has more meaning to me than Choosing Shoes by Ffrida Wolfe because in life things scare you, but there are things you have to fight through and be tough.


    I can make a connection with Choosing Shoes because when a was little I would put on all of my mom's shoes and take a long time to choose which pair to put on.


    I like Life Doesn't Frighten Me's rhyme scheme better than Choosing Shoes. Life Doesn't Frighten Me has a ABAB rhyme scheme.

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  8. MaddyApril 10, 2013 at 2:30 PM

    The first poem, Choosing Shoes, is about a person that can't figure out what shoes to buy.

    The second poem, Life Doesn't Frighten Me, is about a person that is saying that nothing frighten them.

    I vote for Choosing Shoes because I have a connection with it , and the rhyming and repetition is better.

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    1. MaddyApril 11, 2013 at 7:19 AM

      Choosing Shoes has more meaning to me than Life Doesn't Frighten Me because Choosing Shoes is telling you that sometimes you have to make hard decisions.

      I have a connection with Choosing Shoes because I can never make a decision of what shoes I'm going to buy.

      I like Choosing shoes rhyming better, and I like how they describe the different kinds of shoes that they have to choose from.

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  9. PatrickApril 10, 2013 at 2:34 PM

    The first poem, Life doesn't Frighten Me, is a man saying nothing frightens me.

    The second poem, Choosing Shoes, is about some one having a hard time picking out shoes.

    I like the second poem better because I have connection I have a hard time picking out shoes a lot, and also it has repetition and I think it rhymes better!

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    1. PatrickApril 11, 2013 at 11:01 AM

      Choosing Shoes is more important to me than Life doesn't Frighten Me because I believe things do frighten me.

      I also made a connection that I have a hard time picking out shoes a lot when I get shoes.

      I like the repetition, and I also like that it rhymes because it makes my head think when it rhymes!

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  10. virginiawall =-)April 10, 2013 at 2:45 PM

    The first poem, Choosing Shoes, is a personal poem that talks about a man trying to find a perfect pair of shoes.

    The second poem, Life Doesn't Frighten Me, is about a man saying these interesting things and how the man isn't afraid of them.

    My favorite poem is, Choosing Shoes because I have a connection with it, I can never decide what shoes to where.

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    1. virginiawallApril 11, 2013 at 7:18 AM

      The poem Life Doesn't Frighten Me is very different. The connection that I had with it was very great. My connection is I am scared of not a lot of things but, the things that the poet mentioned were some of the things I was scared of.

      The poem Choosing Shoes is very meaningful to me because I think of it as a poem I would want to read a lot. The words the use are very useful and have a lot of meaning. Also this poem is more important to me that the other poems.

      The poem I am going to put my vote on is Life Doesn't Frighten Me. The poet's craft just gets to me more. It has thought out repetition and using a thought out rhyme scheme.

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  11. $t0ke$April 10, 2013 at 2:46 PM

    The first poem, Choosing Shoes, is about all these different kinds of shoes.

    The second poem, Life Doesn't Frighten me, is about a person that never ever gets scared.

    I liked Choosing Shoes the best because of all the different kinds of shoes she named.

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    1. StokesApril 11, 2013 at 7:17 AM

      Choosing Shoes was about this girl that names all these different kinds of shoes. She reminds me of my sister bescause my sister likes to ask for these shoes. She has a lot more than I do.

      Life Doesn't Frighten Me was about a man that never gets scared. This has more meaning to me than Coosing Shoes because Choosing Shoes is about shoes. This poem is about a man that is manly. I think my sister needs to not be as scared of fake moviess as she is.

      I liked Life Doesn't Frighten me because it has more meaning to me, but I liked Choosing Shoes because of the naming of all the different shoe naming she did.

      Overall I pick Choosing Shoes.

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  12. SwopeApril 10, 2013 at 2:51 PM

    The first poem,Choosing Shoes, is about a person trying to find shoes that he likes.

    The second poem, Life Doesn't Frighten me, is about a kid that says he never get's scared.

    I liked Life Doesn't Frighten me because you should be brave and let God lead you.

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    1. SwopeApril 11, 2013 at 7:18 AM

      Life Doesn't Frighten me is more important because you should not stress and let God lead you.

      I can make a connection to Life Doesn't Frighten me because when I was young I got scared but then I realized that Jesus was by me and I wasn't scared.

      I think Choosing Shoes has a better rhyme scheme and good repetition.

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  13. Lee :-)April 10, 2013 at 3:22 PM

    Choosing Shoes is about a kid trying to find a good pair of shoes, but there are a ton of varities.

    Life Doesn't Frighten Me is about a person saying a lot of scary things, but he is never scared.

    I like Choosing Shoes more because I like to choose new shoes, and trying to find a good pair.

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    1. LEE 0_0April 11, 2013 at 11:00 AM

      Choosing Shoes is more important to me because, life has a lot of descisions. And I like a lot of Choices. I also like it more because it is explanitory, and happy. It has a good rhyme scheme.

      I made a connection with Choosing Shoes. It is that I had to choose a pair of running shoes for track, But it was hard because there were so many pairs.

      I enjoyed Choosing shoes poet's craft because I liked the rhyme, and repetition. It was a good poem.

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  14. sydney_merrillApril 10, 2013 at 3:28 PM

    The first poem, Choosing Shoes is about a person looking at all types of shoes, but can't divide witch to choose from.
    The second poem, Life Doesn't Frighten Me is about a person saying nothing in the world can frighten him/her.
    My favorite poem is Choosing Shoes because of the repetition and the fun and silly shoe names.

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    1. sydney_merrillApril 11, 2013 at 9:22 AM

      The first poem, Choosing Shoes means more to me because I am a very hard person to shoe shop with too. I love how this poet chooses the funny shoe types names. Most of all I think it is funny how the person in the poem doesn't like any type of shoe.

      The second poem, Life Doesn't Frighten Me I can definitely relate to, In my opinion life is definitive scary. I like how the poet does the rhyming. I am amazed, I could have never thought of so many scary things.

      My Favorite poem Is Choosing Shoes because I can connect to it the best. I also like how it rhymes.

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  15. Elise =~DApril 10, 2013 at 4:13 PM

    The poem, Life Doesn't Frighten Me, is my favorite because it tells you anything you could be afraid of, and then it is not afraid of it.



    It reminded me of when people boast that the are not afraid of anything. most of the time, they are lying.




    I liked the rhymes in the poem. I also liked the repitition and the description. that is why I choose Life Doesn't Frighten Me.

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  16. Will Matz :oApril 10, 2013 at 4:16 PM

    The first poem,Choosing shoes,is about someone describing all kinds of shoes.

    The second poem, life doesn't frighten me is about is about a boy saying life doesn't frighten him and he is listing what doesn't scare him.

    I chose Life doesn't frighten me because it tells any one who is scared to be brave. This reminds me of Psalm 23 because it tells you that god is by your side and to be brave.

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    1. Will Matz :oApril 11, 2013 at 7:18 AM

      I like life doesn't frighten me meaning better because it says not to be afraid of anything in your life.


      My connection with life doesn't frighten me is it reminds of Psalm 23 because it says not to be afraid.

      I chose life doesn't frighten me because it has rhymes and similes and metaphors.


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  17. liliana:-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-)April 10, 2013 at 4:21 PM

    The poem that means the most to me is Life Doesn't Frighten Me because I really like all the bravery that the person who is telling the story has.

    I can make a connection with the poem Choosing Shoes because sometimes if my mom let's me pick out a new pair of shoes it will be hard for me to choose a pair if there's another pair I like too.

    I like how in Life Doesn't Frighten Me the rhyming, and I think the rhyming is better than Choosing Shoes. Also I like when the person is listing all the thing's that the person could be scared of, but is not scared of those things.

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  18. MGSApril 10, 2013 at 4:34 PM

    The first poem, Life Doesn't Frighten Me, Is about someone saying that he is not afraid of any thing. I really like all the courage in this poem. This poem has a great message in it and a good life lesson.

    The second poem, is about a person in a shoe store, trying to decide what kind of pair of shoes to choose. i like how this poem rhymes.

    My favorite poem is Life doesn't Frighten Me. It is my favorite because it shows a lot of courage and lots of fear too. I think fear because all this poem is showing all the things that could scare you ,but this little person is saying Life doesn't frighten Me. I also like the rhyme scheme.

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  19. Meredith LaneApril 10, 2013 at 4:38 PM

    Life Doesn't Frighten Me means the most important to me because the person in the poem reminds me of me.

    My personal connection is the person in the poem is like me because i used to be afraid of a lot of things.

    I like the repetition and the rhyming in Life Doesn't Frighten Me

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  20. ZOE=~DApril 10, 2013 at 4:51 PM

    In the fist poem, Choosing Shoes, is about a girl trying to pick out new shoes but is having a herd time picking just one pair out. I can make a connection with this because I like to go pick out shoes but have a hard time pick one pair. This poem rhymes and has line breaks.

    The second poem, Life Doesn't Frighten Me, is about a little girl saying she is not afraid of anything like snakes, ghost, strangers, and Mean old Mother Goose. This poem also rhymes, like Choosing Shoes, and has lots of lines that repeat.

    My favorite poem was Choosing Shoes because liked how it rhymed more than Life Doesn't Frighten Me At All. Choosing Shoes also had line breaks which made it easier to read.





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    1. ZOE=~DApril 11, 2013 at 7:21 AM

      The first poem, Choosing shoes was more important to because I like the rhymes in it and the line breaks makes it a little easier to read.

      I can make a connection because I like to go pick out shoes and can never decide which ones to buy or wear. It also gives me a happy feeling.

      I enjoyed the writer's craft more in Choosing Shoes because the rhyme is ABAB and it has a better flow than Life Doesn't Frighten Me.

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  21. AnonymousApril 10, 2013 at 5:16 PM

    The fist poem,Choosing shoes, is about a person who walks into a store sees a bunch of different shoes.
    The second poem,Life doesn't frighten me, is about a guy who is not afraid of anything anymore.
    My favorite poem is choosing shoes because it rhymes and it tell what's around them

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  22. chrissy sApril 10, 2013 at 5:44 PM

    The first poem is Choosing Shoes. this poem is about a shoe store owner who is ttrying to pick out a pair of shoes, but can't decide.

    The second poem is Life Doesn't Frighten Me. this poem is about a girl that has no fear because she keeps a lucky charm up her sleeve.

    my favorite poem is Choosing Shoes because at Easter my mom was looking for shoes for me, but i didn't like any of them. it took us as long time to agree on a pair.

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    1. chrissy sApril 11, 2013 at 7:20 AM

      The first poem Life Doesn't Frighten me is a story about bravery my uncle is all about bravery, so this poem reminds me of him.

      The second poem Choosing Shoes is not my favorite because it reminds me of my mom trying to get me shoes.

      I like Life Doesn't Frighten Me because I like the words the author put in it, and it reminds me of my uncle.

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  23. AustinApril 10, 2013 at 5:51 PM

    Life Doesn't Frighten Me is the most important to me becuase life doesn't frighten me.


    A connection I have is I used to be frightened.


    My favorite is Life Doesn't Frighten Me because I like the rhyme.

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  24. Frank BassApril 10, 2013 at 5:57 PM

    Poem number one, Choosing Shoes had more meaning to me.

    My personal connection to choosing shoes is that I sometimes wish I could get new shoes when mine get old.

    I liked how the poet used poets craft in many ways for example rhyming etc.....

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  25. MAX :~( :~) :~lApril 10, 2013 at 5:58 PM

    Poem one Choosing Shoes. It's about a girl who is choosing shoes and can't find the right pair.

    Poem two, Life Doesn't Frighten me. It's about a person who is fearless and isn't scared of a single thing.

    My favorite poem was Life Doesn't Frighten Me. I liked it because it rhymed and was more boyish than Choosing Shoes.

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    1. MAX :~D #2April 11, 2013 at 7:18 AM

      Life Doesn't Frighten Me means more to me than Choosing Shoes because it tells me not be afraid in life.

      My connection with Life Doesn't frighten me is that I don't get scared of many things.

      I liked the rhyming in it and I can't believe how the person who wrote it can think of all these words that rhyme.

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  26. willApril 10, 2013 at 6:23 PM

    I think Choosing Shoes shows more meaning to me because it reminds me of people who wear funny shoes.

    I can make a connection with Life Doesn't Frighten Me because I am sometimes also afraid of life.

    I think choosing Shoe has better poets craft because it is clever and funny.

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  27. Belle_huangApril 10, 2013 at 7:37 PM

    The first poem, Choosing Shoes, is about someone choosing shoes, but does not know which pair to pick. It it the type for me.
    The second poem, Life doesn't Frighten Me, is about someone saying that life doesn't scare her in any way.
    My favorite poem was Choosing Shoes because I also can't choes between types of shoes.

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  28. David_Koziak :DApril 11, 2013 at 4:35 AM

    Life Doesn't Frighten Me meant more to me because it is about not being scared.

    I can connect with life Doesn't Frighten Me because I am not afraid of much.

    I enjoyed Life Doesn't Frighten Me's rhyming more.

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  29. PHIllIPApril 11, 2013 at 7:15 AM

    Life Doesn't Frighten Me means more to me because your not supposed to be afraid.

    I can connect with Life Doesn't Frighten Me more because there are somethings that look scary in my house but they are gust shadows.

    I like Life Doesn't Frighten Me's rhyming a little bit better than Choosing Shoses

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  30. thomas!!!!April 11, 2013 at 7:23 AM

    Life doesn't frighten me means more to me because it gave me advice to not be afraid.

    I can make a connection with Life doesn't frighten me because one time my brother locked me in a small space for 40 minutes in the dark but I wasn't scared.

    My favorite poem was Life doesn't frighten me because it gave good advice, and it had more rhyming.

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