Thursday, March 2, 2017

Poetry Madness: Game 8

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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!)


Here is an example of proficient writing:

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.

29 comments:

  1. The first poem, The New Suit, is about a man who bought a new suit to wear at a birthday party, but couldn't eat anything because the suit was too nice, and he didn't want to get it dirty.
    I think that the second poem, How to Eat a Poem, is about imagining food instead of eating it.
    I chose The New Suit as the winner because I liked that it was a free verse and it used alliteration.

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  2. The first poem,The New Suit is about a guy who gets a suit for a party.This poem has good rhyme.

    The second poem,How To Eat A Poem is about how to eat a poem.It has good rhythm,rhyme and repetition.

    My winner is The New Suit because it made sense and it had lots of good rhyme.

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  3. The poem,The New Suit ,Is about someone who has a new suit and does not want to get a single stain on it.This poem is different because there is not much of a rhyme.

    The poem ,How To Eat A Poem ,is about how you should not wait to dig into your poem ,and you should eat every little part of your poem. This poem has a Couplet and other Writers Craft.

    I think the winner should be How To Eat A Poem,It is funny and has more writers Craft .It is also very creative.

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  4. The first poem, The New Suit is about a person that has a new suit and is going to a party and is afraid that he might get cake or ice cream on it and next year he is going to wear old clothing so he can get things on it.

    The second poem, is How to Eat a Poem it is about if you eat a poem how to eat it you don't need in silver wear or a plate go ahead and eat a poem

    I think the winner is The New Suit because it puts a clear image in my mind.

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  5. The first poem,The New Suit, is about what a man is going to wear for his birthday party! It also talks about what not to do at the party like "Don't eat ice cream because it might drip,Juice, drink it slowly since it dribbles!" It goes on and on about what not to do, eat, or wear to a party! This poem has a good choice of words!

    The second poem ,How To Eat A Poem, and as you probably guessed it's about how to eat a poem! This poem is very funny and hilarious! This poem made me laugh and it made me want to eat a poem now!

    My winner is,How To Eat A Poem, This poem just made me feel good and made me laugh! I had to keep reading it over and over again!

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  6. The New Suit is about somebody that bought a new suit that is too tight.

    How to Eat a Poem is about how you can compare reading a poem to eating it.

    How to Eat a Poem is the winner because it's almost like a giant metaphor.

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  7. The New Suit is about a guy who buys a suit and then finds out that he really can't eat or it might get on his clothes or drink because it might drip. Next year he'll wear something old. I like the rhyme scheme for the second part is AABCDCEFGHFI

    How to Eat a Poem is about you eat a poem without any mess like no pit no seeds no skin. It says you do not have to be polite. I love that in the first part the rhyme scheme is ABCBD.

    The winner is ............. HOW TO EAT A POEM because it is funny and fun to read. I love the when it says you don't have to be polite. I can make a Text to Self when it says pick it up with you fingers and lick the juice that may run down your chin I do that.

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  8. The poem, The New Suit, is about a man wearing a nice suit and is very aware of anything at the birthday party that could get on his suit. Then he said he would wear next time clothes that he can actually have fun in.
    The poem, How to Eat A Poem, is about someone that is telling someone else that they can dig in and they can get messy because there is nothing to throw away.
    My winner is The New Suit because I thought it was more interesting and, I liked the repetition such as Striped Suit.That is why I chose The New Suit

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  9. The New Suit is about how a man got a new suit, but then he could not eat anything because if he did he would get his new suit dirty.

    How to Eat a Poem is about how to eat a poem. It tells you that you do not need a knife,fork,spoon,plate,napkin, or tablecloth to eat a poem.

    For my winner, I chose How to Eat a Poem. I chose that because it is funny and that repetition when it repeats or. The rhyme scheme is, ABCBD AB.

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  10. The first poem I read was The New Suit. The New Suit is about people telling a man to wear a new suit, but it doesn't fit and he can't eat ice cream and cake. He says next year he will wear a old suit.

    The second poem I read was How to Eat a Poem. How to Eat a Poem is about how to eat a poem and how easy it is like it has no stem, seed, or stem.

    My favorite poem out of The New Suit and How to Eat a Poem is How to Eat a Poem. I liked how to eat a poem because it was teaching you how to eat a poem like to just like the juice that may run down your chin.

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  11. The first poem is How To Eat A Poem and it's about eating a poem. There is repetition and this is it "or" "or" "or" "or" "or."

    The second poem is The New Suit A new suit and how the person with the suit doesn't want to get anything on the suit but he misses eating ice cream and cake. So next year he chooses to not to where his suit next year.

    For me the winner is The New Suit because the other one wasn't appealing.

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  12. The New Suit, by Nidia Sanabria De Romero, is about someone with a nice outfit at a birthday, so he/she don't want to get it dirty. This poem uses alliteration. For example, "Striped suit, a terrific tie..." I like this poem because it gives reasons.

    How to Eat a Poem, by Eve Merriam, is a funny poem about "how to eat a poem." This poem uses rhyme scheme. For example, the rhyme scheme is (A)(B)(B)(C).

    I think The New Suit is the winner because I didn't really like How to Eat a Poem, and The New Suit is a well written poem with alliteration.

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  13. The first poem, How To Eat A Poem, is about someone he/she eating a poem and telling you how to eat it and that there is no seeds. I don't think the author meant to literally eat a poem.

    The second poem, The New Suit, is about someone at a birthday party trying not to get there new suit dirty so they don't eat ice cream or cake.

    I chose, How To Eat A Poem, because I like how the author used metaphors, for example, how to eat a poem is a metaphor because the author is not really telling you how to eat a poem.

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  14. The first poem was called How to Eat a Poem. It is about a boy or girl telling someone how to eat a poem.{ to me it is how to eat a tasty burger}



    The second poem is called The New Suit. It is about a man having a birthday party and he will where a very nice suit and he doesn't want anything to get on it .


    I would take How to eat A Poem because it makes me want to eat a burger which taste really good. The rhyme scheme is a,b,c,b,d.

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  15. The first poem, The new suit, is about a man who got a new suit and is going to a party and doesn't want his suit to get dirty.

    The second poem, How to Eat a Poem, is about somebody who is teaching the reader how to eat a poem and is saying how it has no seeds, no core, or skin, to throw away.

    I chose, The New Suit, because it uses repetition,striped suit, it has a deeper meaning and it is easier to understand. I also chose it because I like how the man is being very careful and doesn't want to get it dirty.

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  16. The first poem is The New Suit it is about a someone who went to a party in a suit.

    The second poem is How to Eat a Poem it is about to not have manners when you eat a cake

    My favorite poem is How to Eat a Poem I like it because it is about cake and I love cake! it It also has repetition.

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  17. The New Suit is about someone who is very over protective about a suit which is really weird.

    How To Eat A Poem just reminds me of food

    I choose The New Suit to win because it had more detail.

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  18. The New Suit is about a guy with a new suit he is ready for a party. But he wants his suit to be clean. There isn't rhyming.

    How To Eat A Poem is about a person who does not have any manners. He just eats with his hands.

    I choose How To Eat A Poem because it is really funny and disturbing.

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  19. The first poem, The New Suit, is about a man who is getting a new suit but it doesn't fit, but he still wears it and he can not eat icecream.

    The second poem, How To Eat A Poem, is about how to eat a poem and how it does not have a stim or a core.

    For me the winner is How To Eat A Poem because it uses repetition. For example, or, or, or, or, or.

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  20. How To Eat A Poem is about someone telling someone how to eat a poem.

    The New Suit is about a new suit that he doesn't want messy.

    My Winner is How TO Eat A Poem because it has metaphors and the rhyme scheme is a,b,c,d,b

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  21. The new suit is about someone that is scared something will happen to his new suit that he just got at the store. So next year he will wear a old one.
    How to eat a poem is about someone that says don't be careful because there is nothing to eat or get dirty from.
    I choose The first poem, because it is about someone that is to worried about his clothes when he can just wash them.

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  22. the New Suit is about a guy that has a very nice and a very nice birthday, But he doesn't want it to be like that because he wants to be messy and doesn't want to have to be proper. He thinks in his head that next year will be different.

    How to Eat a Poem is about how to eat a poem. It tells you that when you are ready to just bite in. It also tells you that juice will drip down your chin and will taste good.

    I choose The New Suit because it tells you don't have to be proper and you don't need to be fancy on your birthday and you do what you want. The only thing that I would change is that it doesn't have a rhyme scheme and I wold make one.

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  23. The New Suit is about a man who is going to a birthday party. He doesn't want to get it dirty so he doesn't eat any ice cream, juice or cake. At the end of the party, he says that he will never wear a suit like that again! It has only one couplet in the rhyme, suit and tie. It also has an alliteration, terrific tie.

    How To Eat a Poem is about somebody teaching you about how to eat a poem. I think that it is a good idea to write about How To Eat a Poem. It has only one couplet, seed and skin.

    I chose How to Eat a Poem. (it tells you why in the paragraph above)

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  24. The first poem, New Suit, is about a guy who does not want to get his suit dirty.

    The second poem, How to Eat a Poem, is about a guy telling you how to eat a poem and that there are no bad things in them.

    I like how to Eat a Poem better because it has rhyme and is funny. The rhyme scheme is ABABC.

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  25. The first poem, The New Suit, is about a person who wore a nice suit to a party when he could be as sloppy as he wanted.

    The second poem, How To Eat a Poem, is a joke on how a poem has no stem, no core, no skin, and no other parts other than the story itself.

    The poem I should win is, How To Eat a Poem, because it is funny and I like how they made common sense a joke.

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  26. The New Suit is about a person who bought a new suit and is going to a birthday party. He does not want to get anything on it so he doesn't eat cake ice cream. So next time he is going to wear old clothes that he doesn't care about.

    How Eat A Poem is about teaching you how to eat a poem. And how you don't have to be polite to eat a poem.

    I chose How To Eat A Poem because it has a rhyme scheme of ABCB.

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  27. How To Eat A Poem tells you how to eat a poem, and how convenient it is. I think that this poem is a fantasy because everyone knows that you can't eat a poem

    The new suit is about a boy that has to wear a suit on his birthday, and is complaining. I think that the boy does not want to wear his suit because he says that he can't eat ice cream because it might ruin his. He says that next year the boy will wear whatever clothes he wants next year.

    I think that How To Eat A Poem should win because it is fantasy. I also liked that the rhyme scheme was for the first couple sentences is A,B,C,B,D. I think that the author is telling the reader that you can do anything.

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  28. The New suit,is about a man who is having a party and doesn't want anything to get on it so he said there's not going to be anything that can drizzle on it so he decides next year he will wear old clothes so he can have fun.

    How to Eat a Poem, is about a man telling the reader to eat a poem no matter the circomstances.

    I choose How to Eat a Poem, because it's really funny and has lots of repetition. For example."Or" "Or" over again so that's why I think it's the true winner.

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  29. The first poem, The New Suit, is about someone going to a birthday party. He's talking about what he is going to wear, and how snazzy it is.

    The second poem, How To Eat A Poem, is about how you can't eat a poem, but you can. It is ready and ripe now, whenever you are where you're about to find out my winner.

    I chose How To Eat A Poem because it used repeating the word or.

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