Read Game 4 poems, If and Who Has Seen the Wind. 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.
Here is an example of proficient writing:
The Eagle is about an eagle flying over the sea and close to the sun. Then he is watching the mountain and swoops down like a lightning bolt to catch his prey.
The second poem, Casey at Bat, is about a boy whose baseball team is losing,but there are two people on base. Casey gets two strikes, and the crowd is very upset. Finally, Casey strikes out, and the crowd is outraged.
For the winner, I chose The Eagle. I chose it because it had a deeper meaning and understanding for me. I also liked how used a rhyme scheme of AAABBB. Also, the author used a simile comparing the eagle to a thunderbolt, "He watches from his mountain walls, And like a thunderbolt he falls." That is why I choose The Eagle.
The first poem, Who has Seen the Wind, is about someone asking people if they have seen the wind and how you see it.
ReplyDeleteThe second poem, If, is about a person who is telling you to stay true to yourself and not to do what other people are doing .
I choose If because it is more detaled has a better meaning of what it is saying.
Hi all that read my poetry maddness wrihting, the third parahgragh was a mess-up so read this instead:I choose the poem, If, because it is telling you to stay true to yourself and not try to be someone else that you are not. I also pick it because it gives good imagery of the poem.
DeleteThe first poem,If-,is about a father who is telling his son about how to be a man. most every line starts with the word if.
ReplyDeleteWho has seen the wind is about how know one has seen the wind but when the leaves blow,the wind is passing by.
I think the winning poem is Who has seen the wind because it is short and simple. It is a very good poem.
I think the winning poem is Who Has Seen The Wind. I think it is the winning poem because If doesn't make a lot of sense and I also think the other poem is a lot better than If. Who Has Seen The Wind also has a metaphor. The sentence "but when the trees bow down their heads" is a metaphor because the top of the trees is like the head.
Delete"But when the trees bow down their heads" is personification, not a metaphor.
DeleteThe first poem, Who has Seen the Wind?, is about even though we can not see the wind, The wind is there when we see things happen because of the wind.
ReplyDeleteThe second poem, If-, is about how if you are able to make many good decisions in life, life will become a reward.
I think Who has Seen the Wind? is the winner because it had a great rhyme scheme: ABABACAC, and it used some personification by saying: "When the bow down their heads,". That is why I think Who has Seen the Wind? won
100% agree.
DeleteThe first poem, Who has seen the wind, is about how no one can see the wind but you can feel it especially when the trees bow down, and that is when you know that the wind us there.
ReplyDeleteIf is about a dad who is telling his boy if he does all these things like "don't look too good or talk too wise" and "neither friends nor foes can hurt you" he is saying that he will be a man no matter what.
I chose IF because it had a deeper meaning and it used a good rhythm like in all the stanzas the rhythm was AAAABCBC and it gave the poem a good beat. I like how the author didn't say it was a man talking to his son until the very end. One more thing I liked about it was the repitition because in the beginning of every line it was either if, or, or and. That is why I chose IF.
The first poem I read was called If. I think it is about believing in yourself, never giving up, and not letting other people doubt you.
ReplyDeleteThe second poem I read was called Who Has Seen The Wind. It is about how you can't see wind, but you can feel it, and see how it affects everything around you.
I chose If as my winner because it gave my confidence in myself. I also liked the unique rhyme scheme.
I chose the same thing, Mary Teal!! :-}
DeleteI meant when the TREES bow down their heads!
ReplyDeleteThe first poem, Who Has Seen the Wind?, is about two boys/girls asking "Who has seen the wind?" They say they can only see the wind when the trees sway in the wing and when they bow down to them.
ReplyDeleteThe second poem, If~, is about a father telling his son to never give up, help others, to be brave, and lots more. And the father says, "If you do all these things, my son, you will be a man!"
I think I like If~ better because the father is telling the son how to be a man and to be courageous and it had more meaning to me. I also liked If~ more because it was long and had some rhymes, not a lot, also the rhyme scheme was ABCDEFGHIJA, and that makes it special.
Who has seen the wind is about a narrator who is telling the reader that no one has seen the wind, but when nature "bows before the wind," we know that it is there.
ReplyDeleteThe second poem, If-, is about a parent telling his or her son that if he does all the things on the poem, he will become a man in the future.
I think the winner is If- because if I was that little boy, I would want my mother/father to say that to me. I would use that information to grow on. For the first paragraph, the rhyme scheme was AAABCDCD.
The first poem, If, is about a man talking to someone, telling them about his adventures. If that someone has done all of those, it is his son.
ReplyDeleteThe second poem, Who has seen the wind, is about someone telling about when the wind passes by, we can't see it, but we can feel its cool breeze run across our face.
I chose Who has seen the Wind as the winner because it has more meaning to me. I also like the personification. For example, "When the trees bow down." This is why I chose Who has seen the wind.
Who Has Seen the Wind is about how you can't see the wind but when bushes and trees shake you can tell it is going by.
ReplyDeleteIf- is about a man telling his son when he becomes grown up to ignore people if they are mean to you and be patient. It also talks about how you should never be nervous.
I chose If as the winner because the poet must've put a lot of thought and time into it. I also like how it teaches tons of virtues.
Who has Seen the Wind is about the wind blowing through the trees and leaves. How none have seen it. But you know it is there when it moves the leaves.
ReplyDeleteIf... is about like in my opinion doubting yourself because basily every sentence starts with If. It was very detailed.
I liked both poems I would choose both as the winners but since we have to choose both I choose If as the winner because I felt that it was more meaningful even though I liked Who has seen the Wind just as much. They repeated the word If a lot. I choose If because it was very well detailed but kind of hard to understand. On the other hand... Who has Seen the Wind was easier to understand but was not as detailed in my opinion.
The first poem, Who Has Seen the Wind?, is about about someone stating it is impossible to see the wind.
ReplyDeleteThe second poem, If, is about someone who is not to manley, so this other guy is saying if you can do this you will be more popular.
I chose Who Has Seen the Wind?. I chose Who Has Seen the Wind because it has a deeper meaning they If. In the poem Who Has Seen the Wind, it has personification. For example, it says, "But when the trees bow down their heads, the wind it passing by." In the poem it also has alliteration. For example, it says, "Neither I nor you:"
The first poem I read , If , is about a parent talking to his or her son .The parent tells the boy that if someone or something that don't be angry back. Don't show the hatred.
ReplyDeleteThe second poem read ,Who Has Seen the Wind? , is a person asking someone . Who has seen the wind ? Both of the have never seen the wind. So the person tells the other person facts to how to know when the wind is near.
My favorite poem is Who Has Seen the Wind? It is because it has a great rhyme scheme of AbcdAEf . It also has great alliteration. I love when the does clues to when the person tells the other person how seen the when like when the leaves hang trembling and when the trees bow down to there heads. Those are also metaphors . That is why I choose the winner which is Who Has Seen the Wind. Ps wind is blowing , yeah.
The first poem, Who has seen the wind is about what happens when the wind passes by, for an example the wind is passing through when the leaves on the trees are swaying back and forth. Also the wind is passing by when the trees bow down their heads.
ReplyDeleteThe second poem, If is about if you can do things that you don't usually do.
My favorite is who has seen the wind, because there is Personification, for an example (the trees bow their heads down) is a personification. Also there is alliteration, for an example (Neither you nor you) is alliteration, because Neither and nor make it alliteration because they both start with the letter N. Lastly there is repetition, for an example ( who has seen the wind, neither you nor I, and the wind is passing) are all repetition. Finally there are 2 stanzas.
Who Has Seen the Wind is about how you cannot see the wind, but you can see it affect other things.
ReplyDeleteIf is about Jesus, how he is the perfect man is the world, and God's son.
I liked Who Has Seen the Wind because I was able to make a great movie in my mind, another thing I liked was the personification he used when he said" When the trees bow down their heads."
The first poem, Who Has Seen The Wind, is about a boy asking who has seen the wind. My guess is that it was summer and it was not wind.
ReplyDeleteThe second poem, If, is about a dad telling his son some advice, and I am guessing about people liking him.
I chose, Who Has Seen the Wind, as the winner because it has a rhyme scheme of ABCBADED.
The beginning of mine is mest up!
ReplyDeleteThat was meant to go under mine!
DeleteThe first poem, Who Has Seen the Wind, is about the wind passing by but know one sees it but knows it is there.
ReplyDeleteThe second poem, If, is about a man giving his son advice about growing up.
I like Who Has Seen the Wind better because I love how the author made it personification when it said "then the trees bow down their heads."
The 1st poem was ,If , it is about a boy or a girl and someone is saying to him or her do not worry about what others think of you.
ReplyDeleteThe 2nd poem was ,Who has seen the wind,it is saying that no one has seen the wind but when that it is. It also has personification it said that the that the tree would bow down.
I think that Who has seen the wind is the winner because it is more easy to understand and it has personification. Also the tree bow down and that is cool.
The 1st poem Who Has Seen The Wind is about the wind blowing through the trees, and the rhyme scheme is ABCB.
ReplyDeleteThe 2nd poem If is about someone teaching someone about life and stuff.
I chose Who Has Seen The Wind because If was very very very very boring.
Who Has Seen the Wind is about a boy/girl talking to herself asking who has seen the wind.
ReplyDeleteIf is about someone talking and asking a bunch of questions but they all start with if.
I picked Who Has Seen the Wind because it had a deeper meaning. The rhyme scheme was a b b a c c.
that is not the rhyme scheme at all. sorry
DeleteThe rhyme scheme was ABCB ABCB
DeleteIf is about not worrying about what other people think about you because that does not matter. The only thing that matters is what you think about yourself. Also to try new things.
ReplyDeleteWho Has Seen the Wind is about the wind would only pass through when trees were out of the way. Also how nobody could see the wind.
I chose Who Has Seen the Wind as my favorite because it has personification when it says that the trees bow down. I also chose it because in the rhyme scheme it copies the rhyme scheme on the second and fourth lines on both stanzas.
The first poem, Who has seen the wind. is about the wind blowing through the wind and it uses personification.
ReplyDeleteIn the second poem "if" it is about what if people doubted you and you never did something about it what your life would be today.
It was a hard choice but I have to go with "if" because it was a long but heartfelt story. I liked how it uses rhyme scheme AABBCDCD. that is why I choose if.
ABCB ABCB is the rhyme scheme.
DeleteWho Has Seen the Wind, is about people who have never ever seen the wind, but when they see leaves trembling they know the wind has come.
ReplyDeleteIf, was about someone telling a girl/boy what life is like and what will happen in it.
I choose Who Has Seen the Wind, because it was easier to understand. Also it used the rhyme scheme ABCB. It had 2 stanzas. This is why I enjoyed Who Has Seen the Wind.
The First poem, If, is about a father talking to his son about life and to not care about what others think of you while you're playing baseball.
ReplyDeleteThe second poem, Who Has Seen the Wind is about the invisible wind passing through the trees. And a boy telling someone else about the invisible wind passing through.
I chose Who Has Seen the Wind because of the Personification. For example, "But when the trees bow down their head," is personification . Also the clever rhyme scheme, ABCB ABCB.
The first poem I read was, Who Has Seen the Wind. It was about the wind and how you can't see it and no one will.
ReplyDeleteThe second poem I read was, If. It was about person that is having trouble and has four stanzas.
The winner of game four is, Who Has Seen the Wind. I think that poem won because it had repetition and it repeated wind. Also it had two stanzas. That is why I think Who Has Seen the Wind should win.
The first poem, Who Has Seen the Wind is about someone asking if anyone has seen the wind.
ReplyDeleteThe second poem, If is about if you can do something
I choose Who Has Seen the Wind. Because it has repetition on Who has seen the wind. It also has rhyme scheme ABCBADED
The first poem, is Who Has Seen the Wind is about not being able to see the wind, but it is always there. The rhyme scheme is ABCB.
ReplyDeleteThe second poem, IF is about a dad who is telling his son what he should do in life and how he should balance it out.
I choose Who Has Seen the Wind as the winner, because it is a nice short poem that tells you that you sometimes should believe in what you don't see.
Who Has Seen the Wind is about the wind. No one can see it, but you can tell it is there when the leaves shake, and the trees move.
ReplyDeleteThe second poem, If, is about not keeping to one track, and not making your dreams and thoughts control you.
I chose Who Has Seen the Wind as the winner because I liked how it repeated that no one has seen the wind. I also liked it because the author used personification when she said "But when the trees bow down their heads, the wind is passing by." The trees are personified when she said they have heads.
It was ABCBADED
ReplyDeleteWho Has Seen the Wind is about someone "looking" for the wind, and saying that neither you nor himself has seen it.
ReplyDeleteIf- is about someone telling someone else what it takes to be a man, telling them that they must not lose their temper, be maen, brag, boast, and, even if they did something, or achieved something, amazing, they still must not make a big deal out of themselves.
My favorite poem is If-. I like it because someone is giving advice that is quite wise. ANother reason I like the poem If- is because the author repeats the title a lot- a total of 11 times! One of my favorite lines in the poem is
"If you can keep your head when all about you
"Are losing theirs and blaming it on you"
I choose If- as my favorite poem.
The first poem, Who Has Seen the Wind is about someone asking "who has seen the wind?", and then saying nobody has but you can tell when it blows.
ReplyDeleteThe second poem, If~ was about someone saying what a kind man does.
I chose Who Has Seen the Wind because I liked it's rhyme scheme ABCB, and when I read it I could picture the leaves and trees moving. I also liked how the writer gave the trees personification.
The first poem is called, Who Has Seen the Wind?, it is about someone asking who has seen the wind?
ReplyDeleteThe second poem is called, If, it is about growing up and being able to do different things.
My favorite poem was If because I liked how it had alliteration. For example,"Or being lied about, don't deal in lies." I also liked how it had a rhyme scheme, AAAABCBC. And last but not least I like how it told you things that can happen in life.
Who has Seen the Wind is about how no one has seen the wind and but when the the leaves trembling the wind is passing through.
ReplyDeleteIn If It is about a dad telling son to be brave and be strong and help others and do the right thing in life and not always go with the crowd.
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Who has seen the wind because it is has a very deep meaning than If. It has 2 stanzas and has precipitation for example "When the trees blow down there heads." that is why I think who has seen the wind.
The first poem, Who Has Seen the Wind, is about how nobody can see the wind- but how to know that it is passing through.
ReplyDeleteThe second poem, If, is about a parent telling their son what to do in tough circumstances and how those things make you a good person.
I choose If because it means more to me, and I like the repetition of the word if. I also enjoy how long the poem is, and the rhyme scheme of A A A A B C B C for the first stanza.
Who Has seen the Wind. Is about no one has seen the wind.
ReplyDeleteIf is about if something happened.
I choose Who has seen the wind as the winner because it says who has seen the wind.
The first poem is called Who Has Seen the Wind. It's about people who have never seen the wind before, but they see the trees trimble.
ReplyDeleteThe second poem is called If. It's about people who doubted you and you never did anything about what happened to you.
It was really hard to choose because I liked all of them. But the one I really liked was, "If". That is because I really liked the words it had. And I really like how they told the story because I could tell the characters feeling and what they where doing.
Who Has Seen the Wind is about wind that is passing by the trees but nobody can see it.
ReplyDeleteIf is about what you could do ever. and after it said how you could do it.
I chose Who Has Seen the Wind because it was short and sweet. It also used the rhyme scheme ABCBDEFG (it did not really rhyme that much)
This Is Just to Stay is about a guy who stole some one's plums and is sorry.
ReplyDeleteChoosing Shoes is about how there are lots of different shoes.
I liked Choosing Shoes because I liked the use of alliteration. Another thing I liked was I could make a movie in my mind.