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.!
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?
Here is an example of proficient writing:
The first poem, “Dust of Snow,” by Robert Frost, is about a crow that lifts up a boy's spirit. He notices the crow when it drops snow on him. The crow fixes the day he had rued. The man became glad.
The second poem, “Mother to Son,” by Langston Hughes, is about a mother who is talking to her son about all of the hard and scary times she has been through. She motivates her son to stay strong.
I chose “Dust of Snow” because the story is more calming and inspiring. It has a great rhyme scheme as well! I think the story will inspire readers and make their sad days good again! It makes me feel bright and happy.
"Dust of Snow" is a short poem about about a dust of snow that a crow dropped on him and how it changed his mood.
ReplyDelete"Mother To Son" is a long poem about a mother talking to her son.
In my opinion, "Dust Of Snow" is better poem. That is because it rhymes. A good poem must rhyme.
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DeleteI think Roger the Dog is about a lazy dog who doesn't like to be active. I think Falling Star is about a child who saw a shooting star and is telling you what it was like. I liked Roger the dog best because it was really funny. Roger reminds me of my dog, Bo. He is fat as a turkey and slow as a sloth. All he ever wants to do is sleep and eat. My dog might be like Roger but he is really nice.
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"Roger The Dog" is about a dog that that has a lot of bad things happen to him.
ReplyDelete"The Falling Star" is about a shooting star that heads north and is going fast.
My favorite is "The Falling Star" Because it's about a shooting star that heads north. I like it because it's cool to learn about and is cool to watch. -JACK
In "Roger The Dog" Its talking about his dog and how behaves places like home,and the park. In "The Falling Star" its talking about a shooting star and how lovely it is and how beautiful it is. I like "The Falling Star" better because I like the ryme sheme of aa,bb,cc. and how the ryme really fits the poem. Lizzie B.
ReplyDelete"Roger the Dog" is about a dog who is lazy,and he is lazy.Also it is hard to wake him up ,and the only time he is active is when he is eating.
ReplyDelete"The Falling Star" is about a person who is telling a story about when he/she saw a star slide down the sky.Also she is telling about what it looked like when it was.
I liked "Roger the Dog" better because it was more interesting and it was funny.Also I can make a connection with Roger and my dog because they are both lazy.
-Sarah Fox
The first poem "Roger the Dog" was about a dog that had a good life. The Second poem "The Falling Star" was about a star falling from the sky. I choose "Roger the Dog" and the winner because I love dogs, but also I like the rhyme scheme. I like the rhyme scheme because it caught all of the dogs traits. I also like how it's funny because it brings joy to my heart. Finally, I like it because the similes are good. For example, you can lug him like a log just gives it more attention.-Tilly
ReplyDeleteThe first poem, "Roger the Dog," is about a person describing how his lazy dog acts and how lazy he is. The second poem, "The Falling Star," is about a person saying that she saw a star falling down the sky, and is describing how it looked. I chose "The Falling Star" as the winner. I chose this poem because I like how the writer is describing how the star looked as it fell down from the sky. I also like how the poem has a rhyme scheme. It is AA BB AA.
ReplyDelete--Avery
"Rogger the dog" is about a dog who is very lazy ,and loves to sleep by the fire place.
ReplyDelete"The falling snow" is about a girl who sees a shoting star and wishes on it.
I like Rogger the dog because I like the simile he hogs the fire he bakes his head like a loaf of bread,and he is like me I hog the fire
Will R
The first poem is called, "Roger the Dog".Roger the dog is about a person talking about their dog, and how he is lazy and loves to eat and sleep.The second poem is called,"The Falling Star". "The Falling Star" is about someone who sees a shooting star and talks about how lovely and priceless they are.I chose the poem, "The Falling Star" because it had the most meaning to it. I thought it was meaningful because the person talks about the shooting star in such a loving was, like it was the best thing ever.I also chose it because I liked the story that the author was telling. -Georgia
ReplyDeleteRoger the dog is about a dog that is to lazy to do anything. The falling star is about a kid that sees a shooting star i liked the allteration when the kid says its to lovely to be bought or sold. My overall favorite one is shooting star because its more classy. fffffffffffffffffffffffffrom BEAN/ bennnn
ReplyDelete"The Falling Star", is about a star that went by. I liked the simile To lovely to be bought or sold. I also liked the simile to burning to quick to be held. "Rager The Dog", is about a dog that is lazy. I liked the simile he hogs the fire, he bakes his head as if it were a laof of bread. I liked "Rager The Dog",poem best. I liked it because it was funny because the dog sits around the house and he is lazy. I liked the poem best. Henry W.
ReplyDelete"The falling star" is about a child looking out the window and he/she sees a shooting star and makes a wish that they hope will come true.
ReplyDelete"Rodger the dog" is about a person's Dog named Rodger and he likes to sleep,play and eat.
I like the falling star better because it rymes.
-Jane
The first poem, "Roger the dog is about, "is about how the dog lives. And what the dog like to do with his owner. The second poem, "Falling star,, "is about how she saw a falling star and how pretty it was. And also how you can only see that star once and make a wish. I choose "Roger the do as" the winner because I like the simile in it. He hogs the fire he bakes his head as if it were a loaf of bread. I think that this should be the winning poem.- Livi Cox
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ReplyDeleteI read "Roger the Dog". It is about a lazy dog who does nothing all day. And he saves all his energy for when he eats.
ReplyDeleteI also read "The Falling Star". It is about a falling star and what it looked like, and how you can wish when you see one.
The winner for me is "Roger the Dog". I liked the similes such as "He hogs the fire, he bakes his head as if it were a loaf of bread." I like it when it rhymes like right here. "You can roll him with your foot he'll stay sleeping where he's put."
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The first poem "Roger the dog" was about a dog that loves to eat,sleep,and will not exercise. I loved the rhyme schemes and the pattern of the rhyme scheme. The second poem "The Falling Star" was about a person seeing a shooting star pass by.I liked the similes and the metaphors in this story because it made more sense with them. I chose "Roger the dog"as the winner because it was funny, it had a lot of detail, and I loved the rhyme scheme.It was funny because you could have an imagery of what the dog was doing and what the dog looked like. I loved the rhyme scheme because it had so much detail. Also, it made so much more sense with the rhymes.I also learned that I should not let my dogs just lay around any more, they should get energy out (unlike Roger).CARSON NEUMANN!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteRodger the dog is about a poem about a dog. What the poem is about is a dog what it does in its sleep. Falling star is about a falling star. Out of both I liked Roger the dog the most because I like dogs and it sounds good.
ReplyDeleteFrom the mouth of holt
"Roger the Dog" is about how you can't wake up Roger when he sleeps and how he does work.
ReplyDelete"The falling Star" is about a falling star and all you can do is make a wish then it is gone forever.
I like "Roger the Dog" better. I like "Roger the Dog" better because I like dogs. I also used to have a dog. I can imagine "Roger the Dog" better. I like "Roger the Dog".
Henry Schirm
The first poem, "Falling Star, is about a star that falls North down the sky and a boy explaining how it feels to him when he see's it.
ReplyDeleteThe second poem, 'Roger the dog," is about how a dog won't get up in the mornings. He will only do it if he gets food.
I liked the first poen,"Falling star," better. It really had a meaning to me. The rhyme scheme AABBCC. It was exciting to read! For these reasons I like it better.
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DeleteThe first poem, "Roger the Dog," is about a lazy dog who only likes to sleep and eat. Also,the dog never wants to exercise.The second poem "The falling Star," is about a shooting star that went through the sky.The poem I like best is, "Roger the Dog," because the poem is funny and has a rhyme scheme that says,"Asleep he wheezes at his ease and he only wakes to scratch his fleas". Finally I like the metaphor, "You cann lug him like a log". I like, "Roger the Dog" best.
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" Roger the Dog," is about a dog who loves to sleep and he is very lazy.
ReplyDelete" The Falling Star," is about when someone sees a shooting star and how it only comes once in your life.
The poem," Roger the Dog," is my favorite one. I like it because it has a rhyme scheme of AABB and so on. I also like it because it has a simile. For example, it says, " As if it were a loaf of bread." I really like the poem, "Roger the Dog."
-Harper
"Roger the dog" was about a very fat and lazy dog who only cares about food. "The Falling Star" is about a kid sees a shooting star and makes a wish. I prefer "Roger the dog" because it was funny and my dog mostly likes food also I liked the metaphor "He's just a sack of snoring dog."
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ReplyDeleteThe first poem, "Roger the Dog," is about a dog who is really lazy. He also, only cares for himself.
ReplyDeleteThe second poem, "The Falling Star," is about how time goes by so use your time wisely.
I like the second poem "The Falling Star," because it used alliteration, and imagery. For example the author says, "I saw star slide down the sky." It was really wise and had rhyme scheme of AA,BB,CC.
Walker
The Falling Star is about a shooting and that it only comes once in your lifetime. Roger The dog is about a old lazy dog that likes to sleep. I think the winner is Roger the dog it rhymes it has good imagery for example. it says he is just a sack of snoring dog.
ReplyDeleteByrne
"Roger The Dog" is about a lazy and super fatdog who is very annoying to his owner.
ReplyDelete"The falling Star" is about someone's point of view of stars. They tell how a star is worth more than money.
I think "The Falling Star" is best because is has a AA BB CC rhyme scheme and also has imagery. An example of imagery is "I saw a star slide down the sky.
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ReplyDelete"Roger the Dog" is about a dog that is very lazy and only gets up to eat. Roger is stubborn and does what he pleases.
ReplyDelete" The Falling Star" is about a person that witnesses a falling star and thinks it is cool.The person thinks about it but then it is gone.
I like" Roger the Dog" the best because it is easier to read due to the less poetic structure. Also I like the simile at the end when it compares Roger to a miner.Finally I like the alitoration when it says dinner dish.
KATE
The first poem "Roger The Dog" is about a dog that is lazy and likes to sleep.
ReplyDeleteThe second poem "The Falling Star" is about someone who saw a falling star. It was a good poem because it includes AA BB CC.
I choose "Roger The Dog" as the winner because it includes rhyme scheme for example it quotes "He hogs the fire,he bakes his head as if it were a loaf of bread."I also like this poem because the main character is a dog.It also reminds me of my cat!It also uses alliteration for example "Emptying his DINNER DISH.
mary
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johnston
"Roger the Dog is about a dog that only cares about eating and sleeping.He saves all of his energy to eat,and after that he sleeps.
ReplyDelete"The Falling Star" is about a shooting star.It is about how it is fast and beautiful.It also talks about wishing on them.
I chose "Roger the Dog"as the winner because I enjoy the imagery of a big dog sleeping.I also like the similes, for example,"you can lug him like a log."
-wynn
''Roger the Dog'' is about how the authors dog is really lazy. For example, it says,''You can roll him with your foot, He'll stay snoring when he's put. ''The Falling Star,'' is about how a star is falling and how it is so beautiful and won't last long. My favorite poem is,''Roger the Dog'',because it has a lot of rhyme scheme. For example, it goes A,A,B,B,C,C,D,D,E,E,F,F and so on. I also, liked that there was a simile. For example, it says,''You can lug him like a dog.''
ReplyDelete- Lucy
DeleteThe first poem, " Roger The Dog," is about a dog who is very lazy. He does not even exercise. All he does is sleep and eat.
ReplyDeleteThe second poem," The Falling Star," is about someone who sees a falling star. The person says it is too fast you can't do anything to it except wish on it.
I like the first poem," Roger The Dog," better because the last word on each of the lines of a paragraph rhyme. For example, the last words on the first paragraph are ease and fleas. Also, I like the rhyme scheme, AA BB CC DD EE FF GG HH. I also like how the author uses alliteration when he says," Emptying his dinner dish." I like this poem, and I think it should be the winner.
-Anna Byrns
The poem, "Roger the Dog", is about a dog who loves to sleep and will not get up unless there is food. The poem," The Falling Star is about a boy/girl who sees a shooting star, thinks it is to beautiful to be sold, and makes a wish on it. The poem,"Roger the Dog", is my favorite because of its rhyme scheme of AA BB CC DD EE FF GG HH. I also like how it uses Metaphor When the poet says, "He hogs the fire, he bakes his head as if it were a loaf of bread.
ReplyDelete-Hayes
"Roger the Dog" is about a dog that is lazy.
ReplyDelete"The Falling Star" is about a kid seeing seeing a falling star.
I chose "Roger the Dog" because he used a simile here it is."Like a miner to sleep. It also uses metephor here it is."AS if it were bread."
miles
ReplyDeleteThe first poem, "Roger The Dog" is about a very lazy dog named Roger.
ReplyDeleteThe second poem, "The Falling Star" is about a star that someone saw falling.The star was very quick and hot.
The winner for me "Roger The dog". That is because the author used imagery and rhyme-scheme. It uses imagery by using deep details about Roger, and how he lives his everyday life. For example, it states, "He hogs the fire, he bakes his head, as if it were a loaf of bread". Also, it uses rhyme-scheme. The rhyme scheme pattern was a,a,b,b,c,c etc.
Words by:Lucy Kate
The first poem, "Roger the Dog", is about a dog that is easy to please. The second poem,"The Falling Star," is about a star you can make wishes with. I chose the poem, "Roger the Dog." I chose it because it has good rhyme scheme. The rhyme scheme is AABBCC, etc. It also has good alliteration.The poem says, "flops flat," and,"digs downs deep."
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the first poem Roger the dog is about a dog named Roger who only sleeps/eats The second poem the falling star is bout a shotiing star. I chose "Roger the dog"as the willer because of the ryme scheme (AA, BB, CC,ect.) because it makes it fun to say! I also like it because it makes me laugh. one part that ecpecilly makes me laugh is when the poet writes
ReplyDelete"You can roll him with your foot,
but he stays snoring where he's put."
that makes me laugh because he uses imagary.
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CARTER
The first poem, "Roger the Dog," is about a lazy dog.
ReplyDeleteThe second poem, "The Falling Star," is about shooting star.
I chose "The Falling Star" as the winner. It has really great imagery. I can picture the star. It also has a rhyme scheme. The rhyme scheme is AABBCC.