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 6 and Game 8.
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:
I chose Choosing Shoes because it is a fun poem. For example, I liked how they were choosing from all different kinds shoes.
I also liked this poem because I can make a connection.It is hard for me to chose what shoes I like best.
Finally, I really liked this poem because it has poet's craft. For example, it had four quatrains and the rhyme scheme for each is AAAB. In each quatrain, the author talks about different kinds of shoes. This is why I liked Choosing Shoes as the winner.
I also liked this poem because I can make a connection.It is hard for me to chose what shoes I like best.
Finally, I really liked this poem because it has poet's craft. For example, it had four quatrains and the rhyme scheme for each is AAAB. In each quatrain, the author talks about different kinds of shoes. This is why I liked Choosing Shoes as the winner.
My Winner is Do You Carrot All For Me because it has good wordplay and rhyme.
ReplyDeleteMy connection is that I love veggies and like to play with them sometimes.
My winner is Do You Carrot All For Me.
Do You Carrot all for me is about a person making puns to show love. It is unique that is does not have ryme.
ReplyDeleteA connection is that I eat carrots.
I choose Do you Carrot all for me?.
I chose Do You Carrot All For Me because the meaning is better and has good puns. The meaning is to do puns that are vegetables to show love.
ReplyDeleteA connection is that I made a good pun this weekend. And that I eat vegetables.
I chose Do You Carrot All For Me because it is different because there is no rhyme scheme for it.
I chose Do you carrot all for me? because it is meaningful because you have to get ready for a party.
ReplyDeleteOne connection I have is I've gone to a party before.
the poet uses alliteration with the words "striped shirt."
I think that Do you Carrot all for me should win because it gives you a sloppy and care free poem! I think that the poet made this poem to be about a carrot who is asking a peach to marry him!
ReplyDeleteI noticed that Do you Carrot all for me and How to eat a poem have something in common, food. They are both about a fruit or vegetable. I can't make a connection to this poem because it is
about fruit and them getting married!!
Finally, I liked this poem because it doesn't have any poetry craft in it, so it makes it stand out next to all of the other poems.
I choose Do You Carrot All For Me because it is an interesting poem (funny type of interesting). Since they use plants as a way of grammar it is cool how it is done. Sometimes I like funny poems more than others.
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Finally I think this poem should win because writers craft. Even though I don't think there is a word for it, I like the way they made different words that sound the same that have different meanings can be used in word play.
I chose the poem The New Suit because I like how it has alliteration. For example, it says (striped suit, terrific tie)
ReplyDeleteI can also make a connection because I remember once for Easter my family had a gathering and I over dressed.
The rhyme scheme for this poem was (A)(B)(C)(D)(E)(F).
I think that Do You Carrot All For Me should win because it tells you that you should always tell your feelings and be honest. It gives good advice about saying who you love. I also liked it because it used fruits and vegetables. For example," Do you carrot all for me? My heart beets for you. With your turnip nose and your radish face." I liked how the character expressed itself by food. I also liked it because it had poet's craft. For example, it used metaphors because it said," Your radish face, Your turnip nose." And so on. That is why I chose Do you carrot all for me as my poem.
ReplyDeleteI choose How To Eat A Poem because it is teaching you how to eat a poem.
ReplyDeleteI also like it because I can make a connection. I rarely eat paper but I have.
I really like it because it has repetition. For example, " or,or,or,or,or,or."
I chose The New Suit because it is a fun poem, For example I liked how he got a priceless suit and it could get stained.
ReplyDeleteI can also make a connection because when I buy something I don't want to get it dirty.
Finally, I chose this poem because I like the rhyme scheme ABCD ABCD. I liked that it said in the poem,"I'll wear old cloths."
I chose The New Suit because it is a funny poem about someone with a new suit and doesn't want to get his new suit dirty.
ReplyDeleteI also like The New Suit because I can make a connection. My mom doesn't like me to get my nice close dirty.
I chose The New Suit as the winner.
My winner is Do You Carrot All For Me because the meaning is how someone feels about someone with veggies.
ReplyDeleteMy connection is that I hate veggies.
The poem also uses writers craft. For example internal rhyme.
I chose do you carrot all for me because I liked the way the person would relate his love to fruits and veggies.
ReplyDeleteOne connection I made was that I really like fruit, and it seems that he really likes them to. I liked that it was a free verse. I also liked that he was making metaphors.
I think how to eat a poem is more important. It is about you do not have to be polite when you eat a poem. Just bite in. It reminds me of being yourself to just do what you want.
ReplyDeleteMy connection with How To Eat a Poem is sometimes I just bit into my food and am not polite at home.
I enjoy How To Eat a Poem. The rhyme scheme of the first paragraph is ABCD.
I think Do You Carrot All For Me has a deeper meaning.
ReplyDeleteMy connection with The New Suit is my mom makes me keep my things clean.
For me the winner is The New Suit because it has good writers craft such as, alliteration striped suit and terrific tie thats why I chose The New Suit.
I like Do You Carrot All For Me? because it has a deeper meaning. Somebody is asking if they love them, but with fruit and veggies.
ReplyDeleteI also like Do You Carrot All For Me? because I can make a connection. I like fruit and veggies.
Finally, I like Do You Carrot All For Me? because of the Poet's Craft. It has a metaphor. For example, "You are a peach,". It has personification. For example, "With your turnip nose,". The last Poet's Craft I found was repetition. For example, the poem repeated "your" a couple times.
I like Do You Carrot All For Me? because it uses foods in place of other words.
ReplyDeleteMy connection is that I like to eat carrots.
I noticed that the poem was free verse.
How To Eat A Poem does not mean more to me, but I am choosing it because it is funny. In my opinion it is funny because it says you can eat a poem, but in reality you can't.
ReplyDeleteI can connect to this poem by saying that I have eaten a poem when I was little. I think that the author is being creative by making a poem about eating a poem.
I enjoy that the rhyme scheme A,B,C,B,D,E,F,G,H,I,J,K,L,M,O. I also enjoyed that the writers craft included repetition on the word or. Some example is or stern, or rind, or pit, and or seed.
I think that for these reasons How To Eat A Poem should win.
I chose Do you carrot at all for me because it had a deeper meaning even though it was a little cheesy! It is a play-on-words which made me enjoy it even more! I thought it was really hilarious! It made me laugh like five million times! (Exaggeration)
ReplyDeleteMy connection with the poem is that I really have no connection
because its about love and I've never been in love so...
The writers craft in the poem is it has good imagerie.
I choose Do you carrot all for me, because it's a really interesting poem I also choose it because of it's love story which is a nice topic.
ReplyDeleteI can also make a connection with the title because sometimes I
ask myself do he or she care?
Finally, I really liked this poem because of it's poet's craft
For example, it had some metaphors like "You are a peach." and
"With your turnip nose" I also liked the personification of the
poem.For example, "My heart beets for you." This is why I think
it is the true winner.
I think the winner should be, Do You Carrot All For Me.It has a deeper meaning and is funny because it has veggies and fruits put into words.
ReplyDeleteI have a connection with do you carrot all for me ,I once asked my dad that and his answer was "Yes"
One writers craft is rhyme scheme for example:ABCCDEC
I like The New Suit because it is about a man who is going to a friends birthday party and doesn't want anything to get anything on it cake, ice cream, and punch.
ReplyDeleteI can make a connection because on the last day of school I always whore a suit and tie
Finally, I like this poem because I like the rhyme scheme a,b,c,d,e,f.
The poem, Do you Carrot all for me, has a deeper meaning because it is telling about someone who is expressing their feelings through food puns.
ReplyDeleteI can make a connection with The New Suit because sometimes I wear a nice shirt and my mom tells me not to get it dirty or messy. Also I try really hard and I regret wearing it.
I liked The New Suit's poet craft because I enjoyed the alliteration such as "Striped Suit."
My winner is The New Suit.
I like do you carrot all for me is good because it uses
ReplyDeleteothers words my favorte is i like you carrot all for me
The New Suit is more meaningful to me,because it shows how some people don't have fun when they have something new.
ReplyDeleteI can make a connection to this poem. For instance, sometimes if I have something new, I don't want to get it dirty.
This poem uses alliteration. For example, "Striped suit..." is alliteration.
I choose The New Suit, because Do You Carrot at all for Me is too cheesey.
The New Suit is more important because i always get food on my new dress so I might use that advice in the poem.
ReplyDeleteI can make a T-S by I always get food and drink on my new dress.
I like the poets craft rhyme Scheme Its ABCDEF its fun the find the rhyme Scheme.
I choose the new suit because the meaning that not every time you don't have wear your most fancy suit. Sometimes you can wear maybe not your most fancy suit you.
ReplyDeleteI can make a connection because I want to look good everywhere I go.
I found alliteration in the when the poet says"buttoned shoes and brown socks" I can connect more to this poem and that is why I chose The New Suit
My winner is Do You Carrot All For me because of the puns, and deeper meaning to love someone.
ReplyDeleteThe poet used personification saying, "My heart beets for you." I kept smiling during the poem because of the puns! That is was makes the poem a true winner.
My winner is Do you Carrot All For me because it has a good meaning and I really like how they used vegetables to show their love for somebody.
ReplyDeleteI like how they used personifications in almost all of their sentences. This makes it a true winner!
Choosing Shoes means more to because I love choosing shoes with my family. Whenever we are at the Mall somehow we always inup ending with looking at the shoes.
ReplyDeleteOne connection I have with Choosing shoes is that I love choosing shoes with my family. I also am just like the character in the poem because I love shoes!!!
I enjoyed that the rhyme scheme for every stanza is A,A,A,B. In Choosing Shoes I also enjoyed that it included a ton of repetition! Hear are some examples, buckle shoes, bow shoes, new shoes, new shoes, flat shoes, fat shoes.
I think for these reasons Choosing shoes should win.
The meaning of Do You Carrot all for Me is about little vegetables that love each other and say little puns. I think it is meant to be cute.
ReplyDeleteI choose Do You Carrot all for Me because I love all the puns and think it is very cute. I also think that it should have a rhyme scheme.