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:
“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.
I chose “Life Doesn’t Frighten Me” by Maya Angelou because I like the dark story to it and I like when it says at the beginning “Shadows on the wall Noises down the hall.”
ReplyDeleteIt has rhyme scheme like the quote I just said and “ Bad dogs barking loud big ghosts in a cloud.” A connection I had to it was Im kinda afraid of the dark but just what I thinks in it. I think “Life Doesn’t Frighten Me” by Maya Angelou should win.
“Choosing Shoes” meaning is more important to me because it tells about getting the just right shoes.
ReplyDeleteOne connection I can make, is when I go and by shoes for myself, and I try and find the just right shoes for me.
I enjoy “Choosing Shoes” writers craft more. For example, I really like the alliteration. For example “Pretty pointy toe shoes.” This poem also has repetition. For example, “New shoes, new shoes” That is why I think the winner should be “Choosing Shoes”
-Bryan
The meaning of,"Choosing Shoes," is about all of the different kinds of shoes that you can choose from. The poem weird shoes to shoes that we usually wear.
ReplyDeleteI can make a connection by when they said flat shoes, because I really like flat shoes more than high heals.
In this poem It had a lot of, Alliteration for example,"Dandy-dance."Choosing shoes is the winner.
Millie
“Choosing Shoes” has more of a meaning to me because i am normally the more funny person out of a group, my connection is I have trouble choosing shoes myself. Also it has a rhyme scheme of ABCD. And is written in couplets “New shoes, Red and Pink and blue shoes”
ReplyDeleteThe poem, “Choosing Shoes” by Ffrida Wolfe, has a very fun and energetic mood. The meaning of this poem though, is trying to pick the perfect pair of shoes. The meaning and mood are very energetic and fun! One personal connection I can make with this poem is that I also have the big struggle of choosing shoes. I had that struggle today! Haha! One example of writer’s craft is, alliteration, “Pretty pointy-toe shoes.” I just had to pick this poem form all of these reasons. “Choosing Shoes” by Ffrida Wolfe is the winner for sure! I enjoyed this poem a lot!
ReplyDeleteThe meaning of, “Life Doesn’t Frighten Me,” is better because that we should not be afraid of the little things. We should always show courage.
ReplyDeleteI can make a connection to, “Choosing Shoes,” because there are many different shoe types that I would buy. It is a hard choice for this poem and me.
I like rhyme scheme a lot. It makes it more creative. For example, “toes are goes.” The poem, “Choosing Shoes,” has a rhyme scheme pattern of AAAB. Also, “Choosing Shoes,” is the fair winner -Maggie Kate #6
The first poem “New Shoes” has a more important meaning to me because he is helping someone find their shoes. and he talks about all kinds of shoes.
ReplyDeleteA connection I can make with “Choosing Shoe’s” is that when I go shoe shopping I do the exact same thing try to find the perfect pair of shoes.
I notice that the poet used a lot of repetition it was shoes and he also used rhyme scheme (aaab).
I chose”Choosing Shoes,”by Ffrida Wolfe, because I can relate to the poem because I always have a hard time choosing shoes.The meaning of this poem is that nothing's perfect shoes aren’t perfect you aren't perfect nobodys perfect.The writer's craft in this poem is rhyme scheme for example the rhyme scheme is AAAB and another type of writers craft is alliteration example “Pretty Pointy”.This poem is a definite winner.
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I will choose “Choosing Shoes.” I think the meaning of “Life Doesn’t Frighten Me” because you shouldn’t be afraid of things because God is with you.
ReplyDeleteI can make a connection to “Choosing Shoes” because I always want to get crazy looking shoes but my mom says no.
I enjoy “Choosing Shoes’ “ poet’s craft more. The couplet is “shoes’ and “choose.” The repetition is “shoes.”
-Francie
The first poem,”Life Doesn’t Frighten Me,” by Maya Angelou, has a more important meaning to me. The meaning is to not be afraid and always try to be brave.
ReplyDeleteThe second poem,” Choosing Shoes,” by Ffrida Wolfe, is the poem I can relate to the most. A personal connection I have with this poem is in the poem the person is trying to find the perfect pair of shoes. I can relate because when I go shoe shopping I always try to find the perfect pair of shoes.
I choose the first poem,”Life Doesn't Frighten Me,” by Maya Angelou, because I like the writer's craft. For example there is a rhyme scheme, AAABB. Also, there's repetition because in the poem it keeps saying,”Life doesn’t frighten me at all.” Finally, their are couplets, in the poem it says,”I won’t cry so they fly.” That’s why this poem is the winner.
-Gavin
I like the poem “Life Doesn’t Frighten Me,” by Maya Angelou, because it is about a girl that is not afraid of anything because she has a lucky charm she keeps in her sleeve. It is interesting how everything she does she is not afraid of it. “Life Doesn’t Frighten Me” is the clear winner
ReplyDeleteThe poem “Choosing Shoes,” by Ffrida Wolfe, has lots of examples of writer’s craft. For example, it has a rhyme scheme of AAAB. It also has alliteration. For example, “ Pretty pointy toe shoes.”
In “Choosing Shoes” I can make a connection of not being able to choose which shoes to wear to school, but it’s harder for me to choose on the weekends because I have a lot of more options that are non dress code. Asher
The poem “Life doesn't Frighten me,” has a better meaning to me it is to never be scared to any thing that is not real. It is ok to be scared but just remember that god is always with us no matter where,when, or what happens.
ReplyDeleteI can make a connection with the other poem “Choosing Shoes,” I can make is I love to choose new shoes. It is very exciting to get new shoes. Also just like in the poem it hard to pick one shoe, because there are somany.
I chose “Life doesn't Frighten me at all.” One writer's craft that is in the poem is personification it is “And the dragons breathing fire.” There are no dragons in real life.
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Emerson
“Choosing Shoes,” has more meaning because the person in the poem couldn’t find the perfect shoes. It is just like people and other things, we are not perfect. We can’t be perfect even if we try really hard. Like in the poem, the person was determined to find the perfect shoes but the person did not find the perfect shoes.
ReplyDeleteI can make a connection with,”Choosing Shoes,” when I was looking for something that would be perfect. A lot of times I would find something I’d really like but it was not perfect.
I think,”Choosing Shoes,” has better writers craft. It had a rhyme scheme of AAAB. It also, had imergy when it was talking about the color and sizes of the shoes. “Choosing Shoes,” is the winner.
-Charlie G.
“Choosing Shoes” has a better, faster feel to it. I like the faster feel to it because it makes it sound like it has a better rhyme scheme.
ReplyDeleteI can make a connection to this poem because I have tried on shoes before, and I know it takes a while.
I feel like this poem should win because it has a good rhyme scheme of AAAB. It also has repetition when it says “New shoes”. This poem should win.
-Luke
The first poem,”Choosing Shoes”, means a lot to me because I love to pick out cool and nice shoes. I can make connection to this poem witch is I can relate about what shoe I want.
ReplyDeleteThe second poem,”Life Doesn't Frighten Me”, means a lot to me because I am scared a lot at night and I try to tell myself that everything is going to be okay. I can make a connection that is some things make other people scared but not me.
I pick as my winner,”Life Doesn't Frighten Me”, because it inspires me to tell myself it is going to be all okay in scary moments. I like,”Life Doesn’t Frighten Me” writer’s craft because there are rhymes. The rhyme scheme is AAABB. It also has repetition in it. That is,”Life Doesn’t Frighten Me.” this is definitely the winner.
I can make a connection with “Choosing Shoes” by Ffrida Wolfe. I can make a connection with this poem because when I’m shoe shopping there is so many shoes to pick from and I always go with the casual shoes. I enjoyed “Choosing Shoes.”
ReplyDeleteThe poem “Life Doesn’t frighten me” by Maya Angelou meant a lot to me. It did because it is an inspiring poem of bravery and courage that inspires me to be brave. I enjoyed “Life Doesn't Frighten me.”
For the winner I choose “Life Doesn't Frighten me.” I choose this poem because it meant more to me and I like long poems. I liked the rhyme scheme of AAABBACCADDAEEA… because it was a great format. I also like how the author used imagery and description to describe all the things that would frighten him. I enjoyed this poem.
-Buck B.
I think ”Life Doesn’t Frighten Me,”by Maya Angelou, is a meaningful poem about a girl that explains every thing she is not afraid of. But she also explain that she's scared of frogs and snakes.
ReplyDeleteI think ”Choosing Shoes,”by FFrida Wolfe is more relatable because I have to get new shoes a lot.
I choose “Life Doesn’t Frighten Me,” as a clear winner because it has a rhyme scheme of AAAB. It also has repetition. For example it says “Shoes” over and over again.
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I like the meaning of the poem, “Choosing Shoes,” by Fferida Wolfe because it’s about shoes. It’s about all kinds of shoes, choosing shoes, and finding all different types of shoes. You can find fat shoes, bowed shoes, bright shoes, and even white shoes. The poem talks about all these different types shoes and how cool and crazy they are.
ReplyDeleteI can make a connection to the poem, “Choosing Shoes,” by Ffrida Wolfe because the poem is about all kinds of shoes, and I LOVE shoes. When I first read this poem it made me think so much of myself and how I love shoes.
I chose the poem, “Choosing Shoes,” by Ffrida Wolfe because I really liked how the whole poem went together. This poem has a rhyme scheme of AAABAAAB and so on… This poem also uses alliteration like “Dandy Dance” and “Pretty Pointy” This poem also uses repetition. It repeats “Shoes.” and “Buy.” I think this poem should definitely win!
-Haylei
The poem, “Life Doesn’t Frighten me,” ment more to me because it states why life doesn't frighten her in an important whereas unlike “Choosing Shoes,” it all about actually choosing shoes, but that’s not important to me.
ReplyDelete2) I can make a personal connection to the poem, “Choosing Shoes,” because I love to pick the most comfy, best for running in, and the coolest looking shoe at Dick’s Sporting Goods.
3) The poet’s craft I like best is “Choosing Shoe,” because of its rhyme scheme and the way it’s rhyme scheme made sense to me, where as the other poem I hated and didn't like at all.The two types of writers craft I noticed was rhyme scheme, and alliteration.
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Harrison
“Choosing Shoes” meaning is about a man talking about what shoes he would want.
ReplyDelete“Life Doesn’t Frighten Me” is about a girls talking about what does not scare her.
I have a connection with “Choosing Shoes” because a lot of times when I get new shoes it takes me a long time to finally pick shoes.
I pick “Choosing shoes” because it is funny unlike “Life Doesn’t Frighten me”. One writer's craft is repetition, it uses shoes a lot.
-James
I think that “Life doesn’t Frighten me” has more of a meaning because it says that is is not scared of anything and most people are scared of snakes and scary stuff like that. I also like how the author lists what she is not scared of.
ReplyDeleteI think I can personally connect to,”Choosing Shoes” becan are family goes to the shoe store we all have to try on every single shoe until we all find the right one. Once we stayed in the shoe store for an hour trying to find the right shoes.
I choose “Choosing Shoes” because the author used a rhyme scheme for example AAAB AAAB e.t.c. I also like how the author used repetition for example shoes shoes shoes shoes e.t.c.
This is why I choose this poem.
-Brooklynn
I chose “Life Doesn’t Frighten Me,” by Maya Angelou, for many reasons one reason is the meaning. I like it because, it proves that he/she is not afraid of anything that comes their way. Plus, the detail is really good.
ReplyDeleteAnother reason I chose “Life Doesn’t Frighten Me” was because of all the personal connection. Including, how it says life doesn’t frighten me repeatedly which reminds me of my brother. Because whenever I scare him he is always like that didn’t scare me. (even though it did) He’s just trying to act tough.
The last but not least reason I chose “Life Doesn’t Frighten Me” is the poets craft. Like, the mood, heroism. Also, the rhyme scheme, AABCCB. But my favorite poets craft has to be the repetition, “Life doesn’t frighten me.”
“Life Doesn’t Frighten Me” is definitely the best out of the two.
-Mary Martha
‘’Life doesn’t Frighten Me’’ has more meaning. I think this because he is confident about himself. This comes in handy when you might doubt your self. For example, if he had a test coming up he would feel confident.
ReplyDeleteI can connect more to ‘’Choosing Shoes.’’ I connect to this because I have trundle choosing shoes as well. For example, if there were blue shoes and gold shoes I would have a lot of trouble deciding.
I chose ‘’Choosing Shoes.’’ I choose this because of the rhyme scheme. For example, A/A/A/B. Or the alliteration like ‘’want would’’ or ‘’flat fat.’’ That is why I choose ‘’Choosing Shoes.’’
The meaning of “Life Doesn’t Frighten Me” is more important to me because it talks about how there might be scary things in life and if you show that your not afraid of them then they will go away.
ReplyDeleteA personal connection I have with” Choosing Shoes” is that whenever I’m at the shoe store it is always hard for me and in the poem it said that there are so many shoes and that it is going to by hard to have to pick just one.
The winner for me is “ Choosing Shoes” because it has a lot of alliteration like “Pretty Pointy Toe shoes”. It also has repetition like “new shoes new shoes” and that's why I choose “choosing Shoes”.
Alia
The poem that means more to me is “Life Doesn’t Frighten me” because I like what it is trying to tell us, and I know a lot of people that could relate to “Life Doesn’t Frighten Me.” The poem also means a lot to me because when I went on my first roller coaster it was scary, but I had to persevere through it. That is why “Life Doesn’t Frighten Me” means a lot more to me.
ReplyDeleteI can make a connection to “Choosing Shoes” because I have a hard time choosing shoes for myself. I especially have a hard time choosing shoes when none of the shoes fit me. Finally I have a hard time choosing shoes because when I see cool shoes, but they are not dresscode I get bummed. That is how I can make a connection to “Choosing Shoes.”
I like the writer's craft more in “Life Doesn’t Frighten Me” because the poem has a lot of it. First of all I like the rhyme scheme in it [AAABBA etc.] because it gives me a good speed to read the poem at. I also like that there is some onomatopoeia in the poem.¨Life Doesn't Frighten Me¨ is a definite winner.
-Jackson
The poem,”Life Doesn’t Frighten Me,” has more important meaning to me because it tells about one girl that she isn’t afraid of anything no matter what you put in front of her nothing does frighten her. The poem shows me that I shouldn’t be afraid, because God is always with us.
ReplyDeleteI had a connection with the poem,”Choosing Shoes,” because it reminds me that you will never find the perfect pair of shoes, no one will ever, just like no one is perfect. The person in the poem is really honest and tells what kind of shoes they will pick and not even trying to be someone their not.
The poem I choose was,”Choosing Shoes,” because I liked the couplet when it said, ”Dandy-dance-by-night shoes, Perhaps-a- little-tight-shoes.” It rhymed when it said night, and tight shoes. It also had reptation when it said,” New shoes” 3 times.
-stella
Choosing shoes
ReplyDeleteI like this poem because it is funny because the person has so many shoes to pick from and the person names every shoe she / he can think of.
He / she is funny because he / she doesn't know what shoe to pick like fat shoes flat shoes all types of shoes that is funny to me.
Life Doesn't frighten me
He is very brave and it is hard to be brave and fun. Im a sissy lulu when I try to be brave but I can be brave.
I can be tough but not a lot it is hard to be brave.
The winner is Choosing shoes.