Read Game 2 poems, "Roger the Dog" and "The Falling Star." 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.!
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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.
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The first poem, "Dust of Snow," is about a boy who is having a bad day until a crow lands on the tree above him, shakes the dust of snow on him, and gives his heart a change of mood.
The second poem, "Mother to Son," is about a mother and a son. The mother had a rough life which she compared to a set of stairs that she had a rough time climbing.She told her son to not give up and keep moving forward when life gets hard.
I choose "Mother to Son" as the winner because it touched my heart and showed me that no matter if something is hard you should always move forward.Also, the author repeated lines to emphasize the message. It is a great story because it teaches you to persevere.That is why I chose Mother to Son.
The first poem, “Roger the Dog,” is about a very lazy dog who doesn’t want to do anything but rest.
ReplyDeleteThe second poem, “The Falling Star,” is about a bright star shining through the night and people making wishes as it goes by and finally gone.
I think the winner is “Roger the Dog,” because I love dogs and I think it’s funny how Roger has no desire to get up and walk around.
First book is,”The Falling Star”, it is about a person seeing a star falling down from the sky,and telling about how pretty it was and that it was good only for making wishes on.
ReplyDeleteThe second book I read was, “Roger The Dog”, and what he bose bering the day and how he saves up his energy for a gobble and a chomp.
I think that ,”The Falling Star is the winner because it tells more detail and feelings about how the person felt tike and how it was too pretty to sell.
The first poem I read, “Roger the Dog,” is about a very lazy dog. The dog named Roger only awakens for things like scratching his fleas. The dog also hogs things like the fire. Roger loves to eat and saves all of his energy for eating.
ReplyDeleteThe second poem I read was, “Falling Star”. I think that this poem is about a shooting star. The star is very fast and hot. The author says, “I saw a star slide down the sky.” The author made a wish on the star and then they said it was gone forever.
In my opinion the poem, “Roger the Dog,” won. I think that it won because I like the similes. The author used similes such as, “You can lug him like a log.” and, “He bakes his head as if it were a loaf of bread.” I also liked the rhyme scheme. For example, “Asleep he wheezes at his ease. He only wakes to scratch his flees.”
The first poem, “Roger the Dog,” was about a dog named Roger. He sleeps, eats, and tries to exercise. He seems really lazy in my opinion.
ReplyDeleteThe second poem, “The Falling Star,” is about a shooting star that brightens up the night.
“Roger the Dog” is the winner because I like how it tells about his daily routine. I can tell that this dog is a little lazy. Plus, I love dogs
The first poem “Roger the Dog” is about a dog who can do almost anything you want it to, but it also sleeps most of the day.
ReplyDeleteIn the second poem “The Falling Star” is about a shooting star and how a girl/boy sees it and doesn't want it to leave.
I like the falling star better because I love shooting stars and it seemed like a good poem to choose.
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ReplyDeleteThe poem “Roger the Dog” is about a dog named Roger. He is asleep right next to a fire and only to itch his fleas. He is snoring you can put him somewhere and he will stay snoring. He might live on a farm. “He rolls in cowclap”.
ReplyDeleteThe poem “The Falling Star” is about someone who saw a shooting star in the sky. It was to quick and it was burning.
I think “Roger the Dog” wins because it uses rhyme scheme “He’ll work as hard as you could wish Emptying his dinner dish.” It uses similes “You can lug him like a log.”
The poem “, Roger the Dog”, is about a very lazy and slow going dog. The dog won’t ever put effort into things he doesn’t want to do, but when it when comes to something he wants to do he does with effort.
ReplyDeleteThe poem “, The Falling Star”, is about a person who sees a beautiful star.The person thinks that the star is unique and is too lovely to for someone to keep. The person takes their time to see the star because later the star will pass.
I think the poem “, Roger the Dog”, should win because Roger is lazy when comes to exercise, but when it comes to food he’ll actually put effort into something he does. Sometimes I have a connection because I can be lazy at times. One part I really like is a simile, the simele is when the story says that Roger hogs the fire and bakes his head as if were a piece of bread.
The poem “Roger the Dog,” is about a lazy and clumsy dog who hogs the fire, and how he a the dog Roger lives his everyday life.
ReplyDeleteThe poem “The Falling Star,” is about person who saw a shooting star and he or she thought that it was beautiful and they said you can’t buy or sell it.
I thought that “Roger the Dog,” is the winner and it said this to prove how clumsy he was, “He was just a sack of snoring dog you can lug him like a log.”
'The Falling Star' is about like a starry night and it kind of touched my heart 'Rodger The Dog' is about like a day in life of Rodger the dog. I choose 'Rodger the dog' as the winner because it is like someone and his dog Rodger and that also touched my heart.
ReplyDelete“The Falling Star” is about a falling star and how you can see or make a wish on it. You can not hold it, sell it, and it is there for a moment.
ReplyDelete“Roger the Dog” is about a dog who is sleepy and will not move or play. He always saves his energy for food.
I chose “Roger the Dog” because reminds me of scout, my dog, who was 17 and he was lazy and cute. It has a really good rhyme to it
“Roger the Dog” is about a dog that does not want to do anything but sleep.
ReplyDelete“Falling Star” is about star going toward the North trying to make wishes.
I think the winner is “Roger the Dog” because it talks about a dog that is lazy. I like the rhyme scheme of “Roger the Dog” is aa bb.
The poem, “Roger the Dog,” is about a dog who sleeps all day.
ReplyDeleteThe poem,”The Falling Star,” is about a shooting star that is too pretty to own.
The winner is the ”The Falling Star,” because I enjoyed the rhyme scheme and I like to watch shooting stars.
The first poem I read was,” Roger the dog,” It is about a dog that does not like to exercise,
ReplyDeleteeats a lot of food, and is very lazy.
The second poem I read was ,”The falling star,” It is about a girl who saw a falling star and thought that it was too good to sell, and thought it was too good to be true.
I think that the winner is ,"The falling star," because the author states uses complex words.
The first poem I read, “Roger the Dog,” by Ted Hughes is about a dog who the narrator compares to a log because he sleeps a lot. Roger likes to sleep, eat, and roll cowclap. I relate to that because my dog, Lulu, likes to sleep and eat too.
ReplyDeleteThe second poem I read was, “The Falling Star,” by Sara Teasdale is about a shooting star that somebody sees that the narrator compares to too quick or burning to be held, and she compared the shooting star to too lovely to be to be sold. The author states that it is only good for one wish. She also stated that it is lost forever after you make a wish.
I think the winner is, “Roger the Dog,” because I think it is funny and I like the rhyme scheme better. Also, my dog is also kind of like Roger.
The first poem, “Roger the Dog,” is about a lazy dog. Roger only wakes up the scratch fleas, and eat. He hates to exercise ,and he just loves to sleep.
ReplyDeleteThe second poem “The Falling Star” is about a shooting star it moving hot and fast the poem describe too burning and quick to hold. You have to make you wish fast.
I like “Roger the Dog” the best. It has my vote because I like how it describe him lizy and I like the part when it said, “he will not race, he will not romp, he saves his strength for gobble and chomp”.
The Falling Star is about this kid talking about stars.
ReplyDeleteRoger the dog is about how the dog acts.
I liked ´The Falling Star¨ better because it talks about his feelings for the stars.
The first poem I read was called, “Roger the Dog”. It is about a very lazy dog who sleeps all day.
ReplyDeleteThe second poem I read was called “The Falling Star”. It is about a person who sees a bright star come flashing by, and talks about how beautiful the star was.
In my opinion, “Roger the Dog” should win because I thought it was very funny.
“ Roger the Dog” is about someone's old dog and what he does.
ReplyDelete“ The Falling Star” is about a falling star and how beautiful it is.
The winner is “Roger the Dog” why chose it is because it reminds me of my dog.
I read “Roger the Dog.” It is about a dog who is lazy. And he doesn’t like exercise, but he loves to eat and sleep.
ReplyDeleteFor my second poem, I read “The Falling Star.” It is about a shooting star, and how fast it moves, and how lovely it is. You can make a wish on it, but you will not see it again.
“Roger the Dog” was my favorite because I thought it was detailed. And I liked it when they described how lazy the dog was.
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ReplyDeleteThe first poem, “Roger the Dog”, is about a dog that will not do anything all day. The only time he will put effort into anything is when he really wants to do it. I think this poem was written to entertain readers with a silly story about a lazy dog.
ReplyDeleteThe second poem, “The Falling Star”, is about a girl who saw a falling star. She loved the star because it was so beautiful. You could never contain its beauty in any form unless you saw it yourself. Its one of a kind beauty reminds me that everyone is different, and they are beautiful in their own way.
I pick “The Falling Star”, because of its beautiful message and the choice of wordage. I love the words and rhymes she used in this poem. I love when she said “ Too lovely to be bought or sold” because that reminds me of a song called “Millionaire” The song is about love and how can not be bought or sold.
The first poem, “Roger the Dog,” is about a lazy dog who never gets up or goes outside. He only eats, sleeps, and rests. The author says he will sleep through everything.
ReplyDeleteThe second poem, “The Falling Star,” is about a girl who sees a beautiful shooting star. She said it was too good to buy or sell. You get one wish and the you never see it again.
I choose “Roger the Dog,” because I think it is very funny. I also choose it because my dog, Elvis is lazy until someone rings the doorbell or he goes outside. Elvis is also very funny. I also like the author’s rhyme scheme and comparisons. That is why I choose “Roger the Dog.”
The first poem, “Roger the Dog,” is about a dog that lazy all the time, and only does things for his health.
ReplyDeleteThe second poem,”The Falling Star,” is about a falling star that flew through the sky, and a girl thought it was beautiful that it can’t be bought or sold. Also she said that is only good for making wishes on.
I choose “Roger the the Dog” because it was funny and and had good word play. Also I like dogs so that helps.
The first poem I read was”Roger the Dog.” This poem is about a lazy dog named Roger and what he does that's lazy.
ReplyDeleteThe second poem I read was ”The Falling Star.” This poem is about someone who is wishing on falling stars.
I think the winner is… Roger the dog! The reason I picked Roger the Dog is because i thought of how cute dogs are when they’re lazy.
Roger The Dog is about a lazy dog who sleeps, hogs the fire, and saves his energy only to eat. The author also talks about him not ever waking up.
ReplyDeleteThe Falling Star is about a girl seeing a very valuable shooting star going north and her making a wish on it before it was gone.
I think Roger The Dog was better because it used better similes than The Falling Star. It also used great word play.
The first poem I read was “Roger the Dog.” It was about a dog who is pretty lazy. He will not race, he saves his energy for eating. He works hard emptying his dish. It is very funny!
ReplyDeleteThe second poem I read was “The Falling Star.” It was about a shooting star. It was fast and too quick to hold. It was only good to make wishes on. Then, it would leave.
I choose “Roger the Dog” because itś a funny poem about a dog. I like how it uses metaphors and rhyme scheme. I like how it talks about how lazy and silly Roger is. I liked how he said that he saves his strength for his dinner dish. It was funny, and it was a great book!
“Roger the Dog” was the first poem I read. It is about how Roger the dog is very lazy. For example, “he will not race he will not rump, He saves his strength for gobble and chomp.”
ReplyDelete“The Falling Star” was the second poem I read. It is about a shooting star that was once in a lifetime. They said it was very quick, very bright, and good to make wishes on.
I think the winner is “Roger the Dog“. In my opinion, it had lots of details of how Roger was lazy. Also, it had rhyme scheme and similes. An example of a simile in the poem is, “ He hogs the fire, he bakes his head as if it were a loaf of bread.” It was a very fun and entertaining poem.
The first poem, “Roger the Dog,” is about a dog named Roger who is very lazy and only eats food and sleeps by the fire, hogging it.
ReplyDeleteThe second poem, “The Falling Star,” is about a girl who sees a shooting star that is bright, quick, and lovely and how she thinks about how you can’t buy or sell it, you can only make wishes.
I choose “Roger the Dog” as the winner because I liked how the author used similes to compare the dog to something else, such as, “he bakes his head as if it were a loaf of bread.” Also, I like how the author made Roger sound really funny, like how it says, “he only wakes to scratch his fleas.” “Roger the Dog” was a very entertaining poem.
I read the first poem, “Roger the Dog.” This poem is about a dog, Roger, who is a calm, lazy dog. From the text I can tell that he is a lazy, fat/big, and seems like an old dog. If you read the [poem you can probably tell he loves to eat.
ReplyDeleteThe second poem I read was “ The Falling Star.” This poem was about a shooting star. It has lots of similes and does not tell you it is a shooting star you just have to use context clues to find out. It also has another meaning that meaning is sort of has a girl who is wishing on a star.
I think the winner is “Roger the Dog” because it has good describing like, “Like a minor, into sleep . It also has good rhyme scheme. The rhyme scheme is A…. The author also uses similes to compare the dog to things. For example, “He hogs the fire, he bakes his head as if it was a loaf of bread”.
The first poem, “Roger the Dog”, is about a dog “Roger” that has very little strength. The author states that Roger saves all of his energy to eat. He also says that right after the dog eats he just save lays down again.
ReplyDeleteIn the second poem,” The Falling Star”, is about a shooting star and a person that wishes something and the star the star has only one wish and you will never see it again.
I choose,” Roger the dog”, because it had much more meaning to me and it reminds me of my old dog before she died.
The first poem I read was “Roger The Dog.” It is about a lazy dog called Roger who only eats, sleeps, snores, and bakes his head as if it were a loaf of bread.
ReplyDeleteThe second poem I read is called “The Falling Star.” It is about a girl making a wish on a falling star because that is the only thing you can do with it.
I choose “Roger The Dog” as the winner. My reasons why are because it was easier to understand, It had a good rhyme scheme, it used simile and metaphors, and it was longer.
The second poem I read was “The Falling Star.”This is about someone who saw a shooting star. She thinks that you need to make a good wish because the shooting star will be gone forever.
ReplyDeleteI liked “Roger the Dog” more. It was funnier, and it was about a two really good combinations. I like this poem more because it about a dog who can't hardly move,and eats like a pig.
“Roger the Dog” is about a dog who won't do anything. He won’t exercise, he won't run, he won´t play, the only thing that he will do is eat and sleep. But his owner still loves him.
ReplyDelete¨ The Falling Star¨ is about a person that is watching the sky and sees a star. It was so bright that she could barely see. It was too valuable to be sold. Then you should use it when you have a chance.
I think the winner is ¨Roger The Dog¨ because it is an entertaining poem. The author uses rhyme scheme in it. The rhyme scheme is AABBCC…
I liked ¨Roger The Dog¨ because it was funny.
ReplyDeleteThe first poem, “Roger the Dog”, is about a dog that is very lazy dog and who will not get up to walk. All he gets up for is food.
The second poem,” The Falling Star”, is about someone watching a falling star and says it is too quick to catch and too lovely to be sold.
I think “Roger the Dog” is the best because it was entertaining, used better rhyme scheme, and is detailed. Roger is like my cousin's dog, Boomer, he was always getting into bags, eating, or napping. That is why I like this poem.
The first poem, “Roger The Dog,” is about a dogs life. The dog does the same things everyday. After the day is over he flops right into a deep sleep.
ReplyDeleteThe second poem, “The Falling Star,” is about a star that slide down the sky. When the star was going by someone made a wish that would be ever gone.
I think the winner is “The Falling Star” because it’s a pretty poem. I like the poem because of the rhyme scheme. The rhyme scheme is AABBCC.
ReplyDelete“Roger the Dog” is about a lazy dog that does nothing but eat sleep and lay by the fire. I liked that poem because I thought it was funny, and I enjoyed reading it.
“The Fallin’ Star” is about a kid maybe sitting on his back porch at night looking at the sky. Then he sees a shooting star then he makes a wish then it is gone. I liked this poem because I like to do what the kid in this poem did. It is also fun to watch shooting stars.
I liked “The Falllin’ Star” the best because I felt that it touched my heart more than “Roger the Dog”. I also liked the rime scheme The rime scheme was AA BB CC in the poem. Altho my favorite part was the line that said “Good only to make wishes on.” because I like to wish upon a star also.
The first poem, “Casey At The Bat”, is about Casey a baseball player that struck out. That was Casey’s first time doing that, so Casey was really disappointed.
ReplyDeleteThe second poem, “The Eagle”, is about a eagle that is standing on crag that looks at the mountain walls,and when he is ready he flys.
I think the winner is “Casey At The Bat “ because it’s funny. I like the poem because of alliteration. The repetition is and now the pitcher and now the air.
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