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 an advanced/proficient post:
“Mother to Son” has a more important meaning to me because it is talking about a woman who was probably a slave telling her boy that life isn't going to be easy but to not give up.
My connection is with the poem “Casey at the Bat.” I have been on a softball team before and struck out when my team really needed a hit. I can imagine how the fans and the player feel when the game is over, and they do not win.
I like “Mother to Son's” writer’s craft more because it rhymes better and the way it is written sounds like the mother is from the South .For example, she says, "I'se been a-climbin' on" and "turnin' corners." I also enjoyed that the poem is a metaphor comparing life to a flight of stairs that is hard to climb. The poet's mother encourages him to never give up but keep trying even though life is hard. “Mother to Son” should win this game.
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ReplyDeleteI chose “Who has Seen the Wind” by Christina Rossetti because I like both but “Who has Seen the Wind” has a creepy story to the poem also it has rhyme scheme like “who has seen the wind?” “Neither I nor you:” “but when leaves hang the wind is passing through.” A connection I've had to the poem is when I go outside sometimes the wind knocks me over.
ReplyDelete“ Who has Seen the Wind” by Christina Rossetti has more meaning to me and I can relate to it spiritually because this is like when god is passing through sometimes we don’t see him but he helps us with it. A connection I can make is with sailing and how you don’t see the wind but it moves you. Also there is a rhyme scheme of ABA.
ReplyDeleteI think the meaning of,"The Falling Star," is a shooting star shooting across the sky, and how fast the shooting star really is. than after a few seconds it is gone.
ReplyDeleteHow I can make a connection for this poem is when you run so fast and you are on the bleaches cheering someone on you see that they go really fast. That is how I can make a connection.
I think The Falling Stars has a lot of alliteration,for example,"A star slide down the sky.
Millie
The poem, “The Falling Star,” by Sara Teasdale, has a beautiful meaning. It’s meaning is beautiful and graceful, so I like this meaning more. One personal connection I can make with is that I also enjoy wishing on stars! It’s fun to do! I also enjoy this poems writer’s craft more. For example, it has the usage of a couplet, “Hold and sold.”
ReplyDeleteI had to pick this poem over “Who Has Seen The Wind?” I prefer the meaning and mood of this poem more. I can make better connections with this poem too. Lastly, “Star slide,” is an example of alliteration. This is the winner!
“The Falling Stars” meaning is more important to me because it talks about how wonderful nature is.
ReplyDeleteOne connection I can with this poem is, when I saw a shooting star in the dark night. It was very fast!
I enjoy “The Falling Stars” writers craft more. For example, this poem has rhyme scheme for example AABB… This poem also has alliteration for example, “I saw a star slide down the sky.”
-Bryan
The poem,”Who Has Seen The Wind,” by Christina Rossetti, has a good meaning. The meaning for this poem is the wind is like God, you can't see it but it is still their.
ReplyDeleteThe other poem,”The Falling Star,” by Sara Teasdale has a personal connection with me. My connection with this poem is I have seen a shooting star before too.
I choose the poem,”The Falling Star,” because I like the writer's craft. For example it has a rhyme scheme, AABBCC. Also, it has couplets it says,” Good to make wishes on, and then forever to be gone. Alliteration in the poem it says,”I saw a star slide down the sky. That is why,”The Falling Star,” is a obvious winner.
-Gavin
The meaning of, “Who Has Seen the Wind,” is more important to me. I like how wind can change my mood. I go outside and sit and wait for the wind. It calms me. It tells you even though the wind is beautiful you will never see it, but feel it.
ReplyDeleteI can make a connection with, “Who Has Seen the Wind,” because when I was little I would try to see the wind. I just love how the wind reminds me of a dancer on a stage, because when I was little I danced.
I enjoy metaphors because they just tell you. It is like they are real. A metaphor is like,“the leaves are trembling.” Now I realize both of these poems have them, but the winning poem is, “Who Has Seen the Wind?” -Maggie Kate #6
With the poem”Who has seen the Wind,” by Christina Rossetti, I can make a connection of nobody ever being able to see the wind.
ReplyDeleteIn the poem “The Falling Star,” by Sara Teasdale, one example of writer’s craft is couplets. For example, “I saw a star slide down the sky, Blinding the north as it went by,” another one is “Too burning and too quick to hold, Too loving to be bought or sold.” It has another writer’s craft. It has couplets of Too Too.
I like “Who has seen the Wind,” because it is about people not being able to see wind. It just seems like a poem that makes me happy.
Asher
I think the meaning of the “Falling Star” is peaceful because you read about a falling star that’s passing by. But the guy who is writing about it makes it way more interesting because he is telling how special it is.
ReplyDeleteA connection I can make with “Falling Star” is when I’m at my lake house. Because sometimes me and my dad go stargazing and I know just how it feels to watch stars it feels amazing.
In the “Falling Star” he used Rhyme Scheme {aabbcc]. He also uses alliteration an example is “sliding star.”
The poem that I read called “Who Has Seen the Wind” is about someone asking someone if they have seen the wind and then explaining that no one has ever seen the wind. The emotion is mysterious because the wind is mysterious.
ReplyDeleteAnother poem that I read called “The Falling Star” about a beautiful star falling through the sky. The emotion is happy because they got to see a shooting star.
I will choose “Who Has Seen the Wind.” The meaning of “Who Has Seen the Wind” is that even though you can’t see everything you should still believe in them. I can make a connection to “Who Has Seen the Wind.” My connection is that I have not seen a lot of things but I still believe in them. I enjoy “Who Has Seen the Wind’s” poet craft more. The couplet is “you” and “through.”
The rhyme scheme is ABCB. I just know that “Who Has Seen the Wind” will win.
-Francie
I think,”Who Has Seen the Wing,” has more meaning to me because I’ve never really thought about that no one has seen the wind but it is all around us. I thought that had a lot more meaning than,”The Falling Star.”
ReplyDeleteI can make a connection with,”Who Has Seen the Wind,” because I have not seen the wind but I feel it all the time. I can see things that get affected by the wind like the trees (the trees were blowing in poem).
“Who Has Seen the Wind,” has better writers craft. It has personification when it said,”But the leaves hang trembling.” It had repetition when it said,”Who has seen the wind?” two times. This poem is the winner.
-Charlie G.
The meaning of “Who has Seen the Wind,” is that even though you can’t see the wind it is there just like God. God is always with us no matter what situation we are in. He loves us all.
ReplyDeleteOne connection I can make is I can make with “ The Falling Star,” is I would be happy if I saw a shooting star and she was happy when she saw a shooting star.
I chose “The Falling Star,” by Sara Teasdale. One writer's craft from the poem is rhyme scheme its AABBCC.
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Emerson
“ Mother to Son” meaning is more important to me because it talking about how things in life are going to be hard and you just gotta keep going or else you could miss a big chance.
ReplyDeleteA personal connection I can make with “Mother to Son” is that my mom tells me something like that and that's why this is a personal connection.
The winner for me is “ Mother to Son” because it has repetition “Life ain't been no crystal stair”.I also like how it has alliteration “the time,I will tell.”
ALIA
Casey at the bat’s meaning is important because baseball is one of my favorite sports.
ReplyDeleteCasey at the bat is relatable because I play baseball and it is my favorite sport.
I choose Casey at the bat because it is relatable. Some poets craft are similes because it tells “ the crowd was raging like a bull.”
-James
I chose “ Roger the Dog,” by Ted Hughes, one of the reasons is because of the poems meaning. I love how this poem describes Roger and his dog-like, lazy, always hungry personality. I also like the dog part about the story.
ReplyDeleteAnother reason I chose Roger the Dog is because I can make personal connections like, Roger is always lazy and doesn’t want to exercise unless there is food involved, I do that to except not with exercising. More like going on errands.
The last but not least reason is the poets craft. For example, I like the rhyme scheme/ couplet
“Asleep he wheezes at ease- He only wakes to scratch his fleas.” I also like the alliteration “dinner dish”.
Roger the Dog should definitely be the winner.
-Mary Martha
I think ”If” is more meaningful because the father is telling his son about how someday he is going to be a man and they need to learn how to be a true man.That is why It is meaningful to me.It is kind of like “Mother to Son.”
ReplyDeleteI can make a personal connection with,”Roger The Dog,”because my dog love to sleep and eat all day and that is all he does.
I choose”Roger the Dog” because I Like how the author used rhyme scheme for example AAAABCD e.t.c. The author also used repetition for example If,if,if,or,or,or e.t.c.
- Brooklynn
Roger the Dog
ReplyDelete“ Roger the Dog” is a funny poem Roger the dog is funny he is lazy he hogs the fire and he sleeps all day. He is only hiper when it is dinner. He is lazier than a bunch of sloths. This is funny to me because everytime when people are lazy I laugh because it’s funny. Sometimes I wish I can be lazy like that on school days I like being lazy very lazy.
If
If is funny because he ask so many questions that are weird it is funny. I like people ask totally weird questions I like questions. When I answer questions I feel included and fun to play with. I like this poem because it is fun and fascinating and funny and weird it is fine to me. When it says if I can talk to crowds that is a random question.
The winner is Roger the dog because it is funny and cool and it makes me want to be lazy and hog a lot of stuff. But when I hog stuff my brother and sister gets mad at me real mad.
witt.w
“Roger the Dog” Is has better feel to it because it is a funny poem. It is a interesting story.
ReplyDeleteI can make a connection to this poem because I have a dog to. Also he can be really lazy sometimes.
I like this poem because it is a interesting poem and I can make a connection to it. The poem has a rhyme scheme of AABB and has alliteration when it says “Digs down deep.” That’s why I like this poem.
The first poem,”Roger The Dog,” means a lot to me because I also have a dog that loves to sleep and eat, but also goes on 6 mile runs every day. My connection is than my dog can be very lazy after his run and also my dog loves to eat his food. The writer’s craft I liked because is has a lot of rhymes. The rhyme scheme is AABB. I also like the metaphor it is,”he bakes his head.
ReplyDeleteThe second poem,”If~” mean not much to me because it is about a person saying if you can do this but not this. I can not really make a connection to it but I would probably want to do one. I like the writer’s craft. It has great rhymes. The rhyme scheme is AAAB. there is also repetition witch is “if you can.”
I pick as my winner,”Roger The Dog” because I have a dog and I think that it is a funny poem to read. The writer’s craft I liked because is has a lot of rhymes. The rhyme scheme is AABB. I also like the personification it is,”he bakes his head.
The meaning in “If” is more important to me because it said in the poem that you should be a good person and treat others with respect.
ReplyDeleteThe personal connection with “Roger the Dog” is that I had a dog named Athena witch I love to this very day even know she is not with me anymore.
The winner of game two for me is “Roger the Dog” because it has a smile “you can lug him like a log”.I also like how it has alliteration “ diner dish”.It also has onamonapia “gobble chomp wheeze”.
alia
I think,”Roger the Dog,”by Ted Hughes is a more meaningful poem because it is about a dog that is a sleepy and lazy because it say.”He digs down deep like a miner into sleep.
ReplyDeleteI think,”If,’ by Rudyard Kipling is more relatable because in my head I think what would happen if I did something.
I choose,”Roger The Dog,” as the winner because it has couplets. It also has similes for example it says,” He digs down deep like a miner into sleep.”
{[RYAN]}
‘’If-’’ has more meaning, because the dad is warning his son about life. For example, ‘’the men might doubt you but you stay strong.’’ This is why I think ‘’If-’’ has more meaning.
ReplyDeleteI can relate more to ‘’Roger the Dog’’ because sometimes I just want to sleep and sleep some more. I relate to this because in the mornings I just want to put my head back on the fluffy pillow.
I cose ‘’Roger the Dog’’ because how I can relate to it and how all I want to do is eat and sleep. I also like the similes. For example, as if he is a loaf of bread. There was personification and literature on one line. For example, digs down deep like a miner into sleep.
I like the meaning of “Roger The Dog,”by Ted Hughes, because I thought it was very funny. It’s about Roger the dog and how he loves to sleep. Not only does he love to sleep though, but he also loves to eat. He only wakes up to scratch fleas and doesn’t stop eating until the bowl is clean.
ReplyDeleteI can make a connection to“Roger The Dog,” by Ted Hughes, because my boxer Diesel loves to sleep. He sleeps all day and all night. Whenever, he sees his food he always gets so excited, and licks the bowl clean. Diesel definitely doesn’t have fleas though.
I chose “Roger The Dog,” by Ted Hughes, because I loved the story. I thought it was very funny, and it reminded so much of my dog Diesel. This poem has a rhyme scheme of AABBCCDD and so on. This poem uses alliteration like, “Flops Flat.” and “Digs Down Deep.”
This poem also has personification like, “He Bakes His Head.” He doesn’t actually bake his head though. I think “Roger The Dog,” should definitely win!
-Haylei
I think Roger the Dog’s meaning is about talking about a persons dog and what he does.
ReplyDeleteI have a personal connection because I have two dogs that I love.
I like Roger the Dog better than IF~ because I like dogs and they are cute. Some writers craft in it is a simile, it is” he bakes his head near the fire like a loaf of bread”. The rhyme scheme is AA.
-James
I can make a connection with “Roger the Dog” by Ted Hughes because my dog is very lazy and loves to sleep. Also, you can use him as a pillow.
ReplyDeleteThe poem “Choosing Shoes” by Ffrida Wolfe has meaning to me because when I shoe shop there is so many types of shoes to choose from and they are all different.
For the winner I choose “Roger the Dog” by Ted Hughes. I choose this poem because it used imagery of the lazy dog laying by the fire, hogging it. The author also used couplets, for example:Ease-Fleas,Head-Bread,Dog-Log,Foot-put… I also liked the rhyme scheme of AABBCCDDEEFFGGHH. I loved “Roger the Dog.”
-Buck
-Buck
I think “If” means a lot more to me because I have been through a lot of hard times before to. It also means a lot to me because my dad talked to me before, and he has been through hard times like that before to. That is why “If” means a lot more to me.
ReplyDeleteI can make a connection to “Roger The Dog” because my dog does the same exact thing. I can also make a connection because I like to eat and take naps to. My old dog Gypsy was the exact opposite. She would always run around, but would never lose her energy. That is how I can make a connection with “Roger The Dog.”
I like the writer's craft in “Roger The Dog” because it has a lot of it. There is some alliteration in it to. The alliteration in “Roger The Dog” is dinner dish and digs down deep. I also like the repetition in “Roger The Dog” of the word he. “Roger The Dog” is a definite winner.
-Jackson
The poem,”If~,” has a more important meaning to me when the dad was talking to his son, for example,”If you talk with the crowd and keep your virtue, Or walk with kings- nor never lose your common touch,” reminds me if I can’t do these things than I know something I am supposed to work on, as a child of God and as a person.
ReplyDeleteI made a connection with,”Roger The Dog,” when it said,”He hogs the fire, he bakes his head as if it were a loaf of bread.’’ I think it means that the dog slept by the fire and he was not worried about anything and he was happy. That sentence makes me want to be lazy and hog a lot of stuff.
I found a couplet when it said, ”He will not race, he will not romp, he saves his energy to gobble and chomp.” I also found a alliteration when it said,”Then he flops flat,and digs down deep, like a miner, into sleep.”
-Stella