- 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, personification, alliteration, imagery, rhyme, simile/metaphor, etc.
Thursday, April 9, 2015
Poetry Madness: Elite 8, Game 3!
Reread Choosing Shoes and Life Doesn't Frighten Me. Your response needs to have at least 3 sentences, but you do not need to summarize the meaning of the poems. Instead, your response should include the following information:
Make sure your answer is detailed and answers the three questions.
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Life Doesn't Frighten Me has the most important meaning to me because that is what I should tell my self.
ReplyDeleteI can make a text to self connection because I once told my self when I was scared to do something.
The poem gave me a lot of imagery about that time I told myself that.
I think Life Doesn't Frighten Me should win because it has the most important meaning to me.
The first poem I read was" Choosing Shoes". It is about a clerk that describes shoes. He tells about the shoes and what he likes. He knows what the most popular shoes are people like to buy.
ReplyDeleteThe second poem was "Life Doesn't Frighten Me" and it is about a boy who is not scared of anything. He see's shadows on the wall, ghosts, Panthers, and strangers yet is not scared. He has a magic charm up his sleeve. I think it is the Lord.
The poem I like the best is " Life Doesn't Frighten Me". It has more meaning to it and I have a connection with the boy because when I am scared I Know that the Lord is with me.
The first poem I read was Choosing Shoes. It is about a person that Does not know which shoes to wear. It uses AAABCCCD rhyme schemes. I have a connection because I don't know which shoes to wear either sometimes.
ReplyDeleteThe second poem I read was Life Doesn't Frighten me. It is about a person and his life does not frighten him. He sees panthers and shadows and strangers but he still is not scared.
I think the winner should be choosing shoes because it had better rhyme schemes in it and I liked how that person described the shoes.
Life doesnt frighten me is about a boy who thinks evereything is frightening. The eagle is about a eagle who waches for his prey. i think life doenst frighten me wins because it is lovely
ReplyDeletei think chosing shoes is a good story about a girl who gets new shoes and they are pink and blue and green
ReplyDeleteLife Doesn't Frighten Me has more meaning to me because some of those things used to scare me.
ReplyDeleteI can make a text to self connection with Choosing shoes because my mom makes me look at tons of shoes.
I like how Life doesn't frighten Me repeats life doesn't frighten at all.
I chose Life doesn't frighten me to be the winner because it had a deeper meaning to me.
Life Doesn't Frighten Me has more meaning because I am not afraid of many things.
ReplyDeleteI can make a connection with Choosing Shoes because my mom has me go shop for shoes.
I think Life Doesn't Frighten Me is the winner because it has more meaning to me.
I think ,Life Doesn't Frighten, has more meaning to me. Because the poem is about a person who says they are not afirad of any thing. I am a lot like that.
ReplyDeleteI made a connection with ,Choosing Shoes, because i have made shoes before.
I think ,Life Doesn't Frighten me, should be the winner because it a good story about a person with a lot of confident it also has good writers craft.
Life Doesn't Frighten Me has more meaning because I like how the boy says nothing can scare him. I can make a connection with Choosing Shoes because whenever I go shoe shopping I can never decide witch pair of shoes I want. I choose Life Doesn't Frighten Me as the winner because it has more meaning to me.
ReplyDeleteI think Life Doesn't Frighten Me, has more meaning to it because it really gives out a good and encouraging feeling. I think this because it gives out detail of those emotions. I can make a connection with Choosing Shoes, because I LOVE buying new shoes. I love every single type of shoes. It has a lot imagery, repetition and rhyming in the poem that makes you can do anything. I think Choosing Shoes should win because it has a great story.
ReplyDeleteLife Doesn't Frighten Me is about how life doesn't frighten some guy. It is a very meaningful poem, because life can be hard.
ReplyDeleteChoosing Shoes is about choosing shoes. I think it was written just to entertain people, an not to show feelings.
I think that the winner should be Life Doesn't Frighten Me, because I have a connection with it. My connection is that life doesn't frighten me, because I'm a kid, and I don't know the dangers of the world.
I think, Life Doesn't Frighten Me, has more meaning because it gives a good personality to someone in life. I also like this poem because I would like to be as brave as the character. That is why i chose this poem to be the winner.
ReplyDeleteIn the poem, Choosing Shoes, I can make a connection because I love going to buy shoes at all different kinds of stores. And I see all different kinds of shoes.
I think Life Doesn't Frighten Me has more meaning to me.Because it is saying to be brave.
ReplyDeleteI can make a connection with Choosing Shoes because sometimes I look at all different shoes when I have to get knew one's.
The poem I choose is Life Doesn't Frighten Me because I think it is telling you to be brave. One thing I noticed is that it rhymes.
I think choosing shoes should be the winner. Here are some back-up details supporting:
ReplyDeleteI can make a T-S connection. I also sometimes have a hard time choosing shoes with ALL the different kinds, it's sometimes overwhelming!
Also, although it doesn't have personification in it, it's fun to imagine those colorful shoes with different personalities!
Lastly, it is more meaningful to me, because, well, I'm a kid! I love funny poems with a little pop!
I chose Choosing Shoes and I have supporting details to prove it!
I thought that life does not frighten me was very detailed and it uses AAABBB.
ReplyDeleteLife Doesn't Frighten Me is a meaningful poem about someone bragging about how he is not afraid of anything.
ReplyDeleteChoosing shoes is a poem I can make a T-S connection with. I too have an extremely hard time choosing new shoes.
I choose Choosing Shoes because I understand it more.
Life doesn't Frighten Me had a deeper meaning for me. I think this because I would like to have the courages pesonallity of the person described.
ReplyDeleteThe second poem I read, Choosing Shoes, I made a connection with. The connection I made was that I love to shop for shoes just like the person speaking in the poem.
I think that Life doesn't Frighten Me deserves to win because of its message.
The first poem, Roger the Dog, is about a dog who is very lazy and only wants to sleep an eat. I thunk this because it said he will work as hard as you wish emptying if DINNER DISH. And it said how you can kick and toughie but he still stays sound ASLEEP.
ReplyDeleteI think If- is about if even though someone gets you down you still have to be yourself. And I think thats very important.
I thunk If- should in because If- is more passionate and tells more of a story, I think Roger the Dog is more a silly poem than a poem about that even though you get yourself down you should always get back up. Even though I know roger the dog already won I think If- should have won.
Choosing Shoes is about a girl picking shoes to buy. It's also got a good rhyme scheme: AAABCCCBEEEBFFFB.
ReplyDeleteLife Doesn't Frighten Me is a good poem that has good rhyming. It's rhyme scheme is really good. I like how she's saying that life doesn't frighten her nothing dose.
I choose Life Doesn't Frighten Me to win because I love the rhyming and it's just a good poem over all.
Life Doesn't Frighten Me has the most meaning to me because that's a good thought to think and we all should say that.
ReplyDeleteI like the alliteration, imagery, and rhyme scheme. The rhyme is really interesting.
I can connect with the person in this poem because life doesn't frighten me at all.
Life Doesn't Frighten Me is more meaningful because that is a great saying that can get through tough times.
ReplyDeleteChoosing Shoes I can make a connection because sometimes I dont know what shoes to pick.
I choose Life Doesnt Frighten Me because the rhyme scheme also it has a better meaning to me.
Life doesn't frighten me is meaning ful to me because my dad doesn't get scared ethier.
ReplyDeleteMy connection is text to Text,in zombie chaser zack doesn't get the least bit scared.
I enjoyed the imgery.
Life doesn't frighten me at all is like me when I was a little kid and I thought that nothing could scare me. And it is also silly.
ReplyDeleteI choose life doesn't frighten me because I can relate to it easier and it is kind of funny to.