Now that you have read through all of the poems and chosen a winner to advance to the Elite 8, the pressure has mounted. Read the winners of Game 2 and Game 4.
Choose your winner based on the following criteria:
- Which poem's meaning is more important to you?
- What personal connection can you make?
- Which poet's craft do you enjoy more? Be sure to give examples.
- Poet's craft can include: repetition, imagery, personification, rhyme, alliteration, couplets, onomatopoeia, simile/metaphor, etc
Make sure your answer is detailed and explains the three bullet points.
Here is an example of proficient writing:
Mother to Son is a more important poem because it has a deeper meaning. A mother is telling her son to never give up in life even when it gets hard.
I can make a connection to Mother to Son because sometimes I want to give up, and my mom always comforts me.
I enjoy the repetition of the metaphor, “Life for me ain't been no crystal stair.”
I choose Mother to Son as the winner. 
I chose Mother to Son
ReplyDeleteWho Has Seen the Wind is more important to me because it has a better meaning to me because it say you have never seen the wind nor you will.
ReplyDeleteI can make a connection to it I have never seen the wind nor has my friends.
I picked WHO HAS SEEN THE WIND because of the rhyme scheme ABCBADED. and I love when it says but when the trees bow down their heads.
Roger the Dog is more important because it has a deeper meaning.Because it is about a dog.
ReplyDeleteOne connection I can make is that I have two dogs.
The poet uses a couplet in the first paragraph. For example, ease fleas.
I think Roger The Dog is more important because it tells you to not be lazy.
ReplyDeleteMy connection is I had a really lazy dog for an hour.(the dog was lost).Until it's owners came to pick it up.
Finally,I like it because it has metaphors in it and it has good rhyming in it.
My winner is Roger The Dog.
Who Has Seen the Wind? has more meaning to me. For example, it shows how nobody can see the wind.
ReplyDeleteA connection I can make with this poem is, I always know when the wind passes by, but I still want to see the wind.
This poem's rhyme scheme is (A)(B)(C)(B), the rhyme scheme also repeats in the second verse.
I chose Who Has Seen the Wind as my winner.
I choose,Who Has Seen The Wind ,because it is nice and calming.It also makes you feel like your there.
ReplyDeleteI can make a connection with Who Has Seen The Wind because I love going out side and feeling the wind and going outside.
This story has repetition "Who Has Seen The Wind"
I choose Who Has Seen The Wind.
Who Has Seen the Wind? Is more meaningful to me because it is asking a question that no one can answer yes to. I also liked it because it is short and descriptive.
ReplyDeleteI also like Who Has Seen the Wind? Because I could make a connection. For example, I can also feel the wind pass by.
Lastly, I liked this poem because it had writer's craft. For example, it had rhyme scheme. The rhyme scheme is, ABCB. Also, the poem has personification. For example, "But when the trees bow down their head." This is why I chose Who Has Seen the Wind?
I think that Roger the Dog is more important because it has a deeper meaning. I liked that the author said that all he did was sleep by the fire and eats. I also think that it's realistic.
ReplyDeleteI can make a connection to this poem. When my dog was little, she would usually just eat and sleep. We would try to take her on walks, but she would lay down when we were halfway through.
I enjoy the writers craft when it goes, AA,BB,CC,DD,EE,FF,GG,HH. I also liked the simile,"He hogs the fire, he bakes his head as if it were a loaf of bread.
The poem that is more important to me is, Who has Seen the Wind is because it tells that no one has seen the wind but the wind will never go away.
ReplyDeleteA personal connection I can make with Who has Seen the Wind is that I will always know when the wind is passing by but I will never see it.
I enjoyed Who has Seen the Wind's poet craft better because I like the rhyme scheme (A)(B)(C)(B). I also liked the personification the poet gave the trees. "But when the trees bow down their heads"
MY winner is, Who Has Seen the Wind?
Roger The dog is good because it has good discriptive and tells me about the Begal.
ReplyDeleteWho Can See The Wind is good because it is funny and a good poem.
My favorte is Who can See The Wind.
Roger the dog is more important because it has a deeper meaning to me because it shows a good meaning.
ReplyDeleteI can make a connection to it because my dog is also lazy.
I picked Roger the Dog because it has a deeper meaning and it puts an image in my mind.
I would take Roger The Dog because he has a funny and simple life.For example, in the poem it said "He hogs the fire, he bakes his head as if it were a loaf of bread"
ReplyDeleteI also can make a great connection.My dog does the same thing except he doesn't sleep near the fire often.
Finally, I like this poem because of the writer's scheme. It is A,A,B,B,C,C.Also the author used a couple in the story. For example,"He's just a sack of snoring dog. You can lug him like a log. That is why I chose Roger The Dog.
Roger The dog is more important because it teaches you to go outside and play and not stay inside all day long.
ReplyDeleteI can make a connection to Roger The Dog because I am very lazy but sometimes I go outside instead of lounging on the couch.
I really Roger The Dog because it had very good writer's craft. Like the rhyme scheme AABB AABB AABB AABB. there was also similes like "He bakes his head as if it were a loaf of bread," There was also alliteration like "digs down deep," "dinner dish,". For all of those reasons that's why I chose Roger The Dog.
I choose Roger The Dog as my favorite because the meaning is very important to me. This poem tells you that you can't just sit down and sleep all day, you can get outside and get exercise.
ReplyDeletei can make a connection to this poem because sometimes all I want to do is sleep in my bed, but I know that I need to get outside
I really liked this poem because of the poet's craft.For example, The rhyme scheme AABB really gave. I also really like the detail in the story and that is why I choose Roger The Dog as my favorite poem
I chose Roger The Dog because it is a silly poem about a dog that sleeps all day and only gets up to eat.
ReplyDeleteI can make a connection with Roger The Dog because Roger reminds me of my dogs Ivy and Chum.
I chose Roger The Dog.
I chose Who Has Seen The Wind as my favorite poem because I thought it had a deeper meaning. For example, I like how it a lot of special moments. It also talks about how not everyone sees the wind and if you do you are lucky!
ReplyDeleteI like how it reminded me of what my family always does in the Fall. Every weekend my family and I would go to the neighborhood park, lick our fingers, and hold it up to the sky! If you feel something that means the wind is there! It also reminded me of what golfers do when they hit the ball.
I like how this poem used writer's craft. The rhyme scheme is ABCB! I like how it also uses repetition for the words Who Has Seen The Wind which makes sense because that is the title!
I chose the poem Who has Seen the Wind because in my opinion it has a way deeper meaning than a funny story about dog.
ReplyDeleteI also like this poem because when I was little my mom told this poem to me.
This poem also had poetry craft, such as personification. It has when the trees bow down their heads the wind is passing by.
The rhyme scheme is (A)(B)(C)(B).
Who Has Seen the Wind? has a better meaning because it talks about that you can never see the wind. You can tell when it is there because trees shake.
ReplyDeleteI also like Who Has Seen the Wind? because I can make a connection. Whenever trees shake and the grass blows I now the wind is there.
Finally, I liked this poem because it had a rhyme scheme ABCB. The author also used repetition by saying "wind" alot.
The winner is..... Who Has Seen the Wind?.
I think Roger the Dog is the winner because it teaches you to not be lazy.
ReplyDeleteI have a connection to Roger the Dog because my dog is lazy sometimes
Roger the Dog uses couplets. For example, foot and put.
I think Roger the Dog is the winner because it is easy to understand.
ReplyDeleteIt also uses writer's craft, couples. For example, dog and log
I think this poem should win this game.
I think Roger The Dog is more important because you have to learn sometimes your pets have to be lazy.
ReplyDeleteI had a dog like Roger where he would sit around and not do anything. He would never go outside besides the bathroom.
I like Roger The Dog better. The rhyme scheme is AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Roger The Dog has a better meaning because it tells you to get off your butt and play outside. It tells you that by having a lazy dog finally do something.
ReplyDeleteI can make a connection to Roger The Dog. He likes to relax I like to relax too.
I chose Roger The Dog because it has a rhyme scheme of AABB.
Rodger The Dog is about a dog who is really lazy and won't do anything.
ReplyDeleteThis can teach you to make your dog go outside and play with him.
I choose Roger The Dog.
I think Roger the Dog should win. I can connect to it because I am sometimes lazy. I like how the author uses the rhyme scheme AABB.
ReplyDeleteI think Rodger the dog is better because it has a better meaning to play with your pets and not to be lazy.
ReplyDeleteMy connection is I have a dog.
This poem uses writers craft. For example, dog log.
I think Roger The Dog is the winner because it teaches you not to be lazy.
ReplyDeleteMy connection is that I have a dog.
I enjoy Roger The Dog better.
I chose Roger The Dog as my favorite because I love dogs.
ReplyDeleteI also liked it because I can make a connection. I am sometimes really lazy and all I want to do is eat.
I really liked it because it used repetition. For example, He,he,he,he. It also uses alliteration. For example, Like a log.
I think that Roger the dog is better because it has good rhme scheme and it is funny.
ReplyDeleteA connection with the poem is that my cat is lazy, but my dog is always active.
I choose Roger the Dog as the winner.
I think that Roger the Dog means more to me because I have a dog just like Roger.
ReplyDeleteOne connection that I have with Roger the Dog is that uses all his energy to eat his food. I think that the author wrote this poem to tell about his dog.
I enjoy that in each stanza the rhyme scheme is always A A.
I think that Roger The Dog should win because of all of these reasons.
The meaning for Roger the Dog is about how some dogs can be very lazy. Roger is a very lazy dog and always wants to eat. When he is done he goes to sleep. I really like this one because it reminds me of my dog.
ReplyDeleteI choose Rodge the dog. I feel like I have a more connection with this. I also like the rhyme skeme AABBCCDDEEFFGGHH.
To me Roger the Dog's meaning is more important to me because it teaches you not to be lazy and have some fun!
ReplyDeleteA connection I can make is with this poem is that my dog is super lazy and all she does is sleep and eat too.
I enjoy really enjoy the rhyme scheme of AAAA which is also a couplet and gives it a amazing rythm. I also enjoy the alliteration of the poem.For example,digs down deep.
For me the winner is.... Roger the dog.
I think Roger The Dog has a deeper meaning because it means lazy is bad and you use a lot of energy by eating.
ReplyDeleteMy connection is that my old dog when he got very old he got very very lazy.
I like how they used alliteration for example "dinner dish" and "flopped flat." So as you can see I vote... Roger The Dog.
I think that IF has a deeper meaning than Roger The Dog. If actually teaches you a lesson to never give up your dreams and two always count on men.
ReplyDeleteI can make a connection to If because my mom sometimes teaches me about growing up and she also teaches me about math, science, reading and writing.
Finally, I chose this poem because it has good writers craft. For example, the poem has a good rhyme scheme called AAAA B C B C. That is why I chose If.
I choose Roger the Dog as my favorite poem because it's meaning is laziness. Even though it's not a real meaning I think it's funny and goofy.
ReplyDeleteOne connection I can make with Roger the Dog is I am lazy too. If being lazy was a subject, I would have straight A's.
Finally, I enjoy it a lot because of the writer's craft. One writer's craft I enjoy is the rhyme scheme (AABBCC). The other writer's craft I enjoy is the alliteration like "flops flat". Those are the reasons I think Roger the Dog should win