Wednesday, April 9, 2014

Poetry Madness: Elite Eight, Game 4!!!

Do You Carrot At All For Me? and The New Suit will face off. Answer each question below. Remember to explain WHY you chose the winner based on poet's craft (rhyme, line breaks, punctuation, simile/metaphor, word choice, repetition) AND your personal connection to the meaning. Don't forget to write with M.I.N.T.S.!


Your post needs to include the following:
1. What is the meaning of the first poem? (Summarize in one sentence)

2. What is the meaning of the second poem? (Summarize in one sentence)

3. Based on the criteria, which poem did you choose and WHY?

 ***Please tell me everything you think, but use your best writing. 

33 comments:

  1. Do You Carrot All For Me is about a couple who is using fruits and veggies for love words and eventually they'll marry.
    The New Suit is about a boy who is going to a party with his new suit, but when he goes to the party next year the suit won't be able to fit on him.
    I choose The New Suit as the winner because it made a good connection with me, it had more imagery, and a better meaning.

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  2. Do You Carrot All for me?,Is about a fruit telling another fruit they would be a swell pear. This story is so entertainng and has a lot of humor.
    The second poem the, New Suit, is about someone who is stuffed breathless in a tux begging to have ice cream, cake and everything else. Although this story was great i chose, Do you carrot All For me? As my winner.

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  3. The first poem, Do You Carrot All For Me, is about a person who is replacing words with fruits which sound alike. The person also i think is a good writer.

    The second poem, The New Suit, is about a man who goes to a party with a new suit. He tries not to get it dirty but that does not work so next year he is wearing old clothes.

    In my opinion, Do You Carrot All For Me, is the winner because it's funny how she replaces the words.

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  4. Do You Carrot All For Me is about someone asking someone if they care for them. There is a twist to it. Instead of people talk, it is veggie talk!
    The New Suit is about someone picking a suit. He is saying all about his suit and that it is for a party.He is also saying that he can't get anything on it.
    I choose Do You Carrot All For Me because it is a sweet story. Also it is very entertaining.

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  5. Do You Care At All For Me was about some one asking someone if he cared at all for him. The New Suit was about someone who wears a nice suit to a party and then doesn't have fun. I like the poem, The New Suit because it was kind of like life: If you wear something nice it keeps you from having fun.

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  6. The first poem, Do You are At All For Me, is about a someone saying all these cool thing but like vegetables for example, my heart beets for you.

    The second poem, The New Suit, is about a guy who buys a new suit and wares it to a party and he doesn't get to enjoy the party because he doesn't want to ruin the suit.

    My favorite poem was Do You Carrot All For Me because it was really creative and funny.

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  7. Do You Carrot All For Me is about a guy who is asking a girl if she will marry him and that they will make a sweet pair.

    The New Suit is about a guy who is wearing a new suit to a party and everyone's recommendations are driving him crazy, and then he says hes not going to wear a new suit again.

    I choose Do You Carrot All For Me b/c I like the way the author uses metaphors like " Your radish face" and "We will make a sweet pear."

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  8. The first poem, Do You Carrot All For Me, is about a girl saying things about a boy and using fruits and vegetables.
    The second poem, The New Suit, is about a boy going to a party in a new suit, and he is told not be messy because it might get his suit dirty.
    I liked the first poem, Do You Carrot All For Me, because it is very entertaining. I like listening to the girl say fruits and vegetables, and trying to figure out what words they are supposed to be. I also like how there is no rhyme scheme so it makes it easy, but still a good poem. That is why I chose Do You Carrot All For Me.

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  9. The first poem, Do You Carrot All For Me, is about a vegetable or carrot that wants to marry a peach.

    The second poem, The New Suit, is about a guy that gets a new suit for his birthday and he is afraid It might get dirty or wet.

    I choose as the winner, The New Suit, The reason why I chose this poem is because it is funny because the guy is so scared that his suit will get dirty, And also I didn't really understand Do You Carrot All For Me? Also I like how the author gave examples how he might be nervous that his new suit might get dirty. That is why I chose as the winner, The New Suit.

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  10. The first poem, The New Suit, is about a little boy who is choosing a suit for a party. In the poem the boy is really exited at first. Then at the end, the boy is sad because he can't have sweets in his suit. The boy decides that next year he is gonna eat sweets.

    The second poem,Do You Carrot All For Me?, is about someone who is describing there love. The poet usses word play.

    I choose ...Do You Carrot All For Me? as winner! I loved how it was funny and entertaing. The poet used fabulas word play,You heard me, FABULAS! This was a great poem!

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  11. The first poem, Do you Carrot at all for me?, is about a person telling their soulmate they care for them by using vegtables and fruits instead.

    The second poem, The New Suit, is about a boy saying that he got a new suit but he can't get it dirty so he wants to get a old suit next year so he can do what he wants to do.

    I think the better poem is, Do you Carrot all for me. I like how it uses vehtables and fruits instead of using the real words. I think Do you Carrot All for me should go to the final four.

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  12. I LOVE FERRETS! libbyApril 9, 2014 at 9:09 AM

    The poem, Do you Carrot All For Me, Is about someone asking if they will marry them. Also it is in vegetable,and fruit form.

    The poem, The New Suit, Is about a boy who has to wear a new suit to a party, and can not get stuff on it.

    I think Do you Carrot All For Me is the winner! I picked this poem, because I liked how they compared stuff with vegetables, and fruits. I also so like the imagery, because I can see people asking if they will marry each other.

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  13. The first poem,Do you Carrot all for Me,is about a vegetable asking another vegetable if she will marry him.

    The second poem,The New Suit,is about a man in a tight and nice suit who can't eat most of the stuff because it will spill,so he decides he will wear a bad suit next year.

    I chose Do you Carrot all for Me because it has a funny play on words.Also,I thought it had good imagery.

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  14. THE AWESOME AND AMAZING Libby ClaireApril 9, 2014 at 9:17 AM

    The first poem,Do you Carrot all for me,is about a carrot who wants to be picked up and come to be eaten, but no one is picking him up.Also he is talking to the perso with the fruits and vegetables around him to try to get him to pick him up.

    The second poem,The New Suit, is about a person that is going to a party. He puts on his suit and the person said no ice cream ,no juice, and no cake and he said it is going to be different.

    The poem I choose is is Do you Carrot all for me because it stays on topic and I love fruit and vegetables. Also the writer craft is interesting for example:A B CC D E F G. That is what I think about,Do you Carrot all for me and The New Suit.

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  15. The first poem, The New Suit, is about a suit with brown sock, buttoned shoes, and a terrific tie that is very special, and wouldn't want to get it wet, or dirty.

    The second poem, Do You Carrot all for Me, is about them caring, and loving each other.

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  16. The first poem,Do you Carrot all for me, is about two people who love each other and use vegetable terms.

    The second poem,The New Suit, is about a kid who got a new suit for his birthday and he does not want to get it dirty.He is sad because his friends are playing and he can not.

    I chose the poem,The New Suit, because it had good imagary and it is intresting

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  17. The first poem,Do You Carrot All For Me, is about someone asking if someone cares for them using food metaphors.

    The second poem, The New Suit, is about someone who bought a nice suit and how he gets tired of being told to be careful and not spilling anything on it.

    My favorite poem was,Do You Carrot All For Me,because of the food metaphors. For example, it says ,"Lettuce marry,".

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  18. The first poem, Do You Carrot all for me, is a poem that uses instead of plane words they use foods to make the poem weirder This poem is a corny joke.

    The second poem, The New Suit, is about somebody wearing a suit to a birthday party and he couldn't eat cake and ice cream.

    I think the winner is..... The New Suit because it gives Imagery. I like this poem to because it doesn't rhyme. I hope you like my reason.

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  19. The first poem, Do you Carrot All for me, is about, two people that love each other. And they're talking with clever word play.


    The second poem,The New Suit is about a, person that got a suit. But he can't get anything on it. So he can't wear it much.


    The winner is The New Suit. I like it because it paints a picture of him not getting any thing on his really new suit. Thank you for that intense game.

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  20. The first poem, Do You Carrot All For Me, is about a couple talking to each other telling each other they will take care of them by using fruits and vegies instead of words.

    The second poem,The New Suit, is about a guy who wears a new suit to a party and doesn't get to do all the fun things with food in fear of getting dirty.

    I vote for Do You Carrot All For Me becuase it's cute and I like how it uses medaphores: "My heart beets for you" and "Lettuce marry" . GO DO YOU CARROT ALL FOR ME!!!!!

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  21. The first poem, Do You Carrot All For Me, was about somebody asking for marriage with food words like," We can canalope away".

    The New Suit was about somebody who bought a new suit but there were alot of cautions about it.

    I chose Do You Carrot All For Me because I thought it was smart how the author used vegtable names.

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  22. The poem, The New Suit, is about a guy that buys a new suit for a party. It turns out that everybody hates it. I could imagine really well a guy walking into a party and everyone hates his suit. I really like this poem.



    The poem, Do You Carrot All For Me, is about a guy compliminting a girl with food. this poem is super cheesy.



    I chose......The New suit. I chose it because, one, it's not cheesy, two it kind of realistic, and three, it's funny. This poem is GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  23. Do you Carrot All for Me is about a person talking but he is using food to tell the story.
    The New Suit is about a guy who goes to a birthday party and spills things on his new suit and tells him self l will think next time. I like ,Do you Carrot at All for Me, because he was creative with the poem and how he used food for the words example: Do you carrot(care at) at all for me.

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  24. The first poem,Do You Carrot all for me? is about two people who want to get married and they enter vegetables names instead of the words.I think the writer is clever.

    The second poem,The New Suit,is about a boy who is going too a party and he bought a suit.He is getting tired of people telling him to be careful not to spill anything on his new suit.

    I chose The New Suit as the winner because it had great imagery,it made you feel as if you are standing right with that kid.Also,I like the theme of a kid at a party who is hating the fact that because of his new suit people keep telling him to not spill anything on his new suit.That is why I chose The New Suit as the winner.

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  25. The first poem, Do You Carrot All For Me?, is about a bunny who is in love with another bunny. He is telling her what they will do together, and how much he loves her.

    The second poem, The New Suit, is about a boy who is having his birthday party in a new suit. During the party, he feels like his birthday is getting ruined because he can't do things in his suit.

    I choose Do You Carrot All For Me? because even though it had no rhyme scheme, it used metaphors in funny little fruit jokes. I also choose this because I like fruit too! It also used imagery when it said, "With your turnip nose, and your radish face." It also used personifaction when the bunny talked.

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  26. The first poem,Do you Carrot For me,is about a guy complementing his girl friend with fruit complements.For example,"My heart beets for you.

    The second poem,The New Suit,is about kid who gets a new suit and goes to a party ,but he doesn't enjoy himself because he wasn't acting like himself.

    I think the winner is ,The New Suit,because it's a good life lesson for people.There is no rhyme scheme.

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  27. THE AWESOME AND AMAZING Cash HendonApril 9, 2014 at 12:00 PM

    The first poem Do you Carrot all for me,is about a man who is purposing by describing how pretty he/her is by turning the words in to names of fruits and veggietables.

    The Second Poem The New Suit, is about a woman/man going to a party in their new suit and everyone is tell them not to eat drippy foods.

    I liked Do You Carrot All For Me,because of the funny humor,the using of all the veggietables and the Title

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  28. The first poem, Do You Carrot All For Me?, is about a man talking to a woman and trying to persuade her into marrying him.
    The second poem, The New Suit, is about a man whose birthday is today and has a perfect outfit on. The people at the party love his suit and are giving him a bunch of recommendations of what not to eat.
    I chose Do You Carrot All For Me? as the winner. The reason that I chose this poem is because of all the funny food metaphors like," If we cantaloupe." Another reason is because I LOVE fruit and this poem is mostly about fruit. That is why I chose this poem as the winner

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  29. The first poem,Do You Carrot All For Me,is about a guy saying he loves this girl in vegetable and fruit form.

    The New Suit is about this kid who got a new suit.But there is only one thing .He can not get his new suit dirty.But next year he can.


    I choose Do You Carrot All For Me because I thought it had much more heart than the new suit.Also the story had imagery. But the story also had metaphors

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  30. The first poem, Do You Carrot All For Me, is about someone saying I love you using vegetable names to say it.
    The second poem, The New Suit, is about a guy with a cool suit that people complement but everybody is saying be careful don't want to mess up the suit.
    I picked, Do You Carrot All For Me, because it had metaphors like, when it compares someone to food.

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  31. The first poem,Do You Carrot All for Me,is about someone who loves someone and is showing their love by doing word play with vegetables.The second poem,The New Suit,is about a boy who loves his new suit but so does his family so his family tells him not to get the suit messed up.He had no fun and decided to wear old clothes next time instead of a new suit.I chose...Do You Carrot All for Me.I chose that poem because I think it is cute and has clever word play.I really liked the line,weed make a swell pear.This poem had metaphor throughout the whole poem even in the title.I liked this poem.

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  32. The first poem, The New Suit, is about how their is a man who got a new suit and how he does not want to get it dirty.

    The second poem, Do You Carrot All For Me, is about how two rabbits fall in love and talk about stuff.

    The poem who should win should be The New Suit because I like how he does not want to get his suit dirty or wet.

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  33. The first poem, Do You Carrot All For Me?, is about a man who loves a woman and the man says lettuce marry.
    The second poem, The New Suit is about a boy who get really do anything fun because he is wearing his new suit.
    I choose Do You Carrot All For Me as the winner because I the way the author uses fruits as some of the words like weed make a swell pear. Also, I noticed that the author didn't use a rhyme scheme in the poem. Lastly, because it is more entertaining and funny then The New Suit.

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