Read Game 8 poems. 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? (Use examples writer's craft to support your answer!)
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The poem, Some One, is about someone who thought they heard knocking on their door, but it was just the sounds of the night.
The second poem, Life Doesn't Frighten Me, is about a brave little child fighting all the fears in life.
I chose the poem Life Doesn't Frighten Me because I think we shouldn't be afraid of life, and what it throws at us. Also, the writer used repetition when he said, "Life doesn't frighten me". I also liked the author's use of alliteration, "Mean old Mother Goose" and "Panthers in the park." I think Life Doesn't frighten me was a well-written poem.
I chose the poem Life Doesn't Frighten Me because I think we shouldn't be afraid of life, and what it throws at us. Also, the writer used repetition when he said, "Life doesn't frighten me". I also liked the author's use of alliteration, "Mean old Mother Goose" and "Panthers in the park." I think Life Doesn't frighten me was a well-written poem.
The first poem I read was called The New Suit. It is about a man going to a party wearing a new suit that he doesn't want to get dirty. He doesn't like it because he can't do all the fun stuff that might get his suit dirty.
ReplyDeleteThe second poem I read was called How To Eat a Poem. It is about someone explaining that eating a poem is easy you don't have to throw seeds away, or use a knife and fork. You can also read it over, and over again.
I liked How To Eat a poem the best because it had a deeper meaning, and the author was explaining that you don't have to have a fork or knife to eat a poem. Just eat it.
It really has a deeper meaning!
DeleteThe New Suit is about a guy who is going to a birthday party in a suit.
ReplyDeleteHow To Eat A Poem is about how a new poem is ready and when they say eat they mean read.
The winning poem is How To Eat A Poem because it has a hard way to figure out what it really means because it doesn't really mean eat a poem,it actually means that it is a new poem and when the say eat they mean read. I didn't like it at first because I thought it really meant how to eat a poem but how it means how to read a poem.
The new suit is about a boy who is having a birthday party and he has a new suit and he doesn't want to get anything on it so he says that he will have cake and ice cream and everything else next year.
ReplyDeleteThe second poem, How to Eat a Poem is about a person who is giving you advice and telling you should pick up that poem and read it even when the juice is running down your chin. [ She means that the really juicy parts like the really interesting parts.
I chose HOW TO EAT A POEM because it had some repetition because at the end it kept saying or. She changed the words of the lines to make you think that you should actually put it in your mouth and eat but she meant that you should read the poem and read the juicy parts meaning the really good parts. One other thing I noticed was that she personified the poem which made it seem like the poem was real.That is why I chose HOW TO EAT A POEM.
The first poem, The New Suit, is about a guy who goes to a party, but can't eat anything because he can't get anything on it. He said he will wear old raggedy clothes next time, so he can eat things.
ReplyDeleteThe second poem, How to Eat a Poem, is about someone telling you, you don't have to have manners to eat a poem. (The author doesn't mean to actually eat a poem, The author means how you understand and get a deep meaning of a poem).
I choose How to Eat a Poem a the winner because I liked the meaning. It also personified a poem. I liked how the author states the things that happen to us when we eat food messy and they said that the poem was always ready when you are.
The first poem, The New Suit, is about a kid who got a brand new suit for his birthday party, but it bugs him because he has to drink the juice slowly, and make sure he is careful about eating ice cream because he doesn't want to ruin the new suit.
ReplyDeleteThe second poem, HoW to Eat a Poem, is about how you can enjoy poems whenever you want, because they are meant for entertainment, and there is never anything you have to wait for.
I chose New Suit as the winner because I like its topic. It had a nice rhythm, and there were also a few couplets, like "Striped suit, terrific tie,", "Don't eat ice cream, because it might drip,", and "Juice, drink it slowly, because it dribbles,". It also used alliteration, like "Buttoned shoes, and brown socks,". That is why I chose The New Suit as the winner.
The 1st poem The New Suit is about someone going to someone's birthday party in their new suit, and telling us about the birthday party.
ReplyDeleteThe 2nd poem How to Eat a Poem is about someone telling you to eat a fruit without manners.
I chose The New Suit because the other one didn't make since, and I like the rhythm of it.
I forgot the alliteration and the personification! I like that too!
DeleteThe first poem I read was The New Suit. The New Suit is about a person getting ready for a party, and talking about how the snacks could all get some how messed up.
ReplyDeleteHow to eat a poem is about basically throwing out manners and doing whatever you want. It is making something ohhh so nice and pretty into a disaster!
I choose how to Eat a Poem as the winner because I thought it was very funny and detailed. It was very good and it made perfect sense. It has three stanzas. Also no onamonapias.
The first poem, The New Suit, was about a man who got a new suit and doesn't want to get it dirty from all the desserts at the party.
ReplyDeleteHow to Eat a Poem is about a person telling you how to eat a poem and why it is a really good "food" because it doesn't have a stem, rind, pit, seed, or skin to throw away. The deeper meaning is you don't need anything but your mind and education to read a poem.
I choose How to Eat a Poem because it had a deeper meaning than The New suit to me. How to Eat a Poem's rhyme scheme was ABCBDEFGHIJKLM.
The first poem, The New Suit, was about a man getting dressed for a party.
ReplyDeleteThe second poem, How to Eat a Poem, was about reading a poem it easy. You do not have to set up.
I chose The New Suit as the winner because it used, alliteration and onomatopoeia. For example, the alliteration is, striped suit and terrific tie. The onomatopoeia is, drip and dribble. That is why I chose The New Suit.
The first poem I read , How to Eat a Poem, is about a person who tells about how a book is ready to read in food wise to make it a fun meaning .
ReplyDeleteThe second poem I read , The New Suit, is about a guy picked out a really nice suit, but, he can not eat things like ice cream cake so he going to wear something old next year so he can eat the treats.
I chose The New suit as my winner. It is because it had great personification . For example, when it said , Chocolate bombs that might explode. I think that is great personification. Another reason I like it is because it used great ways to describe about don't wear a suit to a birthday party . That is why I like the poem The New Suit
The first poem, The New Suit is about is a man that gets a new suit, and takes it places.
ReplyDeleteThe second poem, How to Eat a Poem is about how to read a poem because it says that there is no stim, no rind, no pit, no, seed, and no skin to throw away. Also you don't need a knife, or fork , or spoon, or plate or napkin, or a napkin,or tablecloth, because you only need your hand and eyes to read a poem.
My favorite poem is How to Eat a Poem, because there is alliteration example: It is ready and ripe now.
The first poem, New Suit, is about a person wearing a new suit to a party and trying not to drip ice cream on it. and how next year they will wear old clothes so they can drip.
ReplyDeleteThe second poem, How to Eat a Poem, is about a writer writing the poem then when it's "ripe and ready to eat" it means it ready to read.
I chose How to Eat a Poem because I liked how they compared a food to a poem. I also liked the repetition.
the 1st poem ,New suit, is about a person that is wearing a new suit. And that person does not want to get it in the ice cream the person said that next year he will have on old close.
ReplyDeleteThe 2nd poem ,How to eat a poem is about a writer that said that the poem is ready to eat that means it is ready to read.
I think that the winner is How to eat a poem it is a fun poem that is saying that it is a great poem that is ready to be read
The New Suit is about a new suit that got ruined at a party.
ReplyDeleteHow to Eat a Poem is about how you need nothing to eat a good poem.
I liked How to Eat a Poem because it used repetition when it said the word or five times. Another thing I liked was I could make a great movie in my mind.
The first poem, The New Suit, is about Someone who got a new suit and can not eat ice cream and drink juice.
ReplyDeleteThe first poem, How to Eat a Poem, is about someone expressing poems as food.
I chose How to Eat a Poem because it uses Personification. For example "pick up the poem and take a bite." It is also a fun story.
The first poem,The New Suit, is about a guy who has to wear a suit for his birthday, and he gets all these suggestions about not getting his suit dirty.
ReplyDeleteThe second poem, How to Eat a Poem, is about instructions about how to eat a poem and it has no pit, rind, stem, seed, or skin to throw away.
I like the new suit better because it had alliteration. For example striped suit and terrific tie.
The New Suit is about a person at a birthday party wearing a new suit but he can't do anything because it might get dirty.
ReplyDeleteHow to Eat a Poem is about someone eating a poem and his friend is telling not to be polite and eat it in a crazy way.
I pick How to Eat a Poem because it had more detail. The ryme scheme for the first stanza was a b c b e.
I don't think that is the rhyme scheme.
DeleteThe New Suit is about a man who has to wear a new suit for a birthday party and he gets tons of advice about not getting his suit dirty and he says that next year he will not wear an expensive suit and he will be really messy.
ReplyDeleteHow to Eat a Poem is about someone telling the reader that you can get into any kind of poem and that nobody will stop you from reading poems.
I chose How to Eat a Poem for the winner because it tells people to never stop reading poems and because I liked how it talked about a poem like it was a food. That is why I chose How to Eat a Poem.
The first poem, The new suit is about this guy who got a new suit for his birthday and it trying not to get it dirty.
ReplyDeleteThe second poem, is someone telling you how to eat a poem and what to do with it.
I choose The new suit as the winner because it had more detail and I like the repetition.
The first poem, The New Suit, is about a child who wants to get messy but has a nice suit and tie on. Though, next year he will wear old clothes that are able to be messy.
ReplyDeleteThe second poem,How to Eat a Poem, is about how you eat a poem with and without getting messy, but it is not literal. It actually means how to deeper understand the poem you are reading.
I choose The New Suit, because I like the alliteration on the first couplet on the first stanza, "striped suit," and "a terrific tie." I also share a similarity with this poem.
The first poem, How to eat a poem, says that you can always read poems, because there is nothing wrong with a poem, and
ReplyDeleteyou don't have to take anything away from it,
The New Suit is about a person who had to wear a new suit to a birthday party, and can't do anything because he can't get his suit dirty.
I chose How to Eat a Poem because I like the deep meaning of the poem. Also, the writer used imagery to make you think that you are eating a poem. That is why I chose How to Eat a Poem.
The first poem I read was, The new suit. It was about a suit and a person not wanting to get it dirty.
ReplyDeleteThe next poem I read was, How to Eat a Poem. It was about how you need to read poems the poem and not stop reading it.
I choose, How to Eat a Poem, as the winner because alliteration for example Don't be polite. Also there is repetition . For example, the repeat or. That is why I choose, How to Eat a Poem.
The first poem is called, The New Suit, it is about someone getting ready for a birthday party, and they want to make sure nothing gets on the suit.
ReplyDeleteThe second poem is called, How to Eat a Poem, it is about a poem that you can read when you really are having a bad day,and how it is always there for you.
My favorite poem is the second one, How to Eat a Poem, I really liked it because it had a special meaning with lots of detail too. I also liked it because it had alliteration. For example, ["to throw away.'] This is why I chose, How to Eat a Poem, as my favorite one.
In the first poem, How to Eat a Poem is about a guy trying to tell you how to read the poem in a fun detailed way.
ReplyDeleteIn the second poem, New suit, is about someone who gets a lot of suggestions on how to keep your suit clean. One of them was don't eat ice cream because it might drip.
I choose how to eat a poem because it has a deeper meaning than you think it has. It also is a fun story.
The first poem, The New Suit, is about someone regretting wearing a fancy new suit to a party.
ReplyDeleteThe second poem, How to Eat a Poem, is convincing you to read a poem and enjoy it.
I choose The New Suit as the winner because I like the meaning of the poem, and because I enjoy the alliteration. For example, striped suit and terrific tie.
The New suit is about do not runen your new you new suit.
ReplyDeletekeep it clean.
How to eat a Poem is about how to eat a poem.
I choose How to eat a Poem as the winner because its funny.
it does not have couplet.
The first poem The New Suit is about someone wearing a new suit to a party.
ReplyDeleteThe second poem How to Eat a Poem is about instructions on how to eat a poem.
I chose How to Eat a Poem for the winner because it has repetition with the word "or" and it has a deeper meaning t means that it is ready to be read.
The first poem, The New Suit, is about a person who wears a fancy suit and tie, and he doesn't want to get it dirty. Next year he wants something diffrent so he can enjoy all the food.
ReplyDeleteThe second poem, How To Eat A Poem, is about a person who is telling you sometimes you don't have to be polite you can just dig in.
I choose The New Suit because it is a good story that tells us to do what you want not to do what everyone else says. I also liked it's good detail.
The first poem, The New Suit, was about someone saying that next time they go to a party they don't want to wear new cloths because then they can't have fun.
ReplyDeleteThe second poem, How to Eat a Poem, was about how you read a poem and you can just read it and there is nothing you don't read.
I chose, How to Eat a Poem as the winner because I like the repetition with the word or and the meaning. I also like the way the poem says you don't have to be polite.
The New Suit, by Nidia Sanabria De Romero, is about a boy going to a party, having to dress up, how people tell him not to eat certain things because they will get him messy, and how to behave, and the boy says that next year, he will act the way he wants, and eat what he wants.
ReplyDeleteHow to Eat a poem, is about someone expressing how poems are as juicy as the ripest fruit, how they are the best thing to "eat".
I choose How to Eat a Poem, by Eve Merriam, as my favorite poem. If you glance at it, you might think that it is a silly poem about someone eating a poem, but if you truly look at it, you will discover something much more than that. You will find that the author is trying to describe the depth of poems, how they are the best kind of "fruit" with "no core or stem or rind or pit or seed or skin". It helps you understand that poems are one of the most complicated things in the world, yet one of the simplest. For many reasons, I choose How to Eat a Poem as my favorite.
The first poem is called The New Suit. It is about a person who is trying on a new suit for a party. Boy/girl. And they are careful to not to get stuff on the suit.
ReplyDeleteThe second poem is called How to Eat a Poem. It's about not to be polite and just eat food. You wouldn't need to have a knife or fork.
I pick, for the best is..... How to Eat a Poem. Because it is funny by the poem,telling you to not be polite. And the rhyme scheme, (AABBCCDA).
The New Suit is about a man who wears a suit to his party and CAN"T SPILL ON IT.
ReplyDeleteHow to Eat a Poem is about a writer who is telling you to eat a poem but he means you need to READ IT.
The winner is How to Eat a Poem because it is fun and shows you how to get deep into a poem.
The first poem I read was called How to Eat a Poem. It is about a boy giving you steps on how to eat a poem. For example he says there is no core, stem, rid, pit, seed, skin, to throw away.
ReplyDeleteThe second poem I read was called The New Suit. It is about a girl that got a new suit for her birthday and she does not eat any sugar because she does not want her suit to get all durdy.
I think the winner should be How to Eat a poem because it is interesting I would not think that someone would not eat a poem, and that is why I pick how to eat a poem , and I also picked because it is really insisting.