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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
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“Mother to Son” is a more important poem because it has a deeper meaning. A mother is telling her son to never give up in life even when it gets hard.
I can make a connection to “Mother to Son” because sometimes I want to give up, and my mom always comforts me.
I enjoy the repetition of the metaphor, “Life for me ain't been no crystal stair.” I choose “Mother to Son” as the winner.
"roger the dog" is more important to me because I have a dog just like roger and I love dogs. I can make a personal connection to "roger the dog" because my dog is just like roger. I enjoyed the poets craft on roer the dog because the poet made he poem very funny Chase
ReplyDelete"Roger the Dog" has a more important meaning to me because it reminds me of my dog.My dog is always super funny and I enjoy spending time with him. He also loves to eat his food.I can make a personal connection to "Roger the Dog" because my dog is a lot like him and I really like big lazy dogs.I like the poet's craft in roger the dog better because I enjoy the couplets for example,"Asleep he wheezes at his ease.He only wakes to scratch his fleas."I also like the alliteration when it says "dinner dish". "Roger the Dog" is the clear winner!
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The poem with a more important meaning was, "Roger The Dog" because it was interesting. The meaning of the poem was to tell about Roger and what he likes to do in his free time. He is a very lazy dog.
ReplyDeleteA connection I made with the poem was t-s. That is because my dog is very lazy like Roger unless you run around with a treat or some food. They are both pretty lazy.
I enjoyed "Roger The Dog"'s writer's craft more than "Who has seen the Wind?"'s writer's craft. That is because "Roger The Dog" was more funny. It also had a good rhyme scheme. The rhyme scheme pattern was, AABBCCDD etc."Roger The Dog"'s writer's craft was better.
The winner was, "Roger the Dog".-Lucy Kate
"Roger the Dog" is more important to me because I have a dog, and I love dogs. I can make a personal connection to "Roger the Dog" because I have a dog. I like the writer’s craft in “Roger the Dog.” It has alliteration when it says “dinner dish.” It also has a rhyme scheme. It’s AABB. I chose “Roger the Dog” as the winner.
ReplyDeleteThe poem with more meaning to me is "If~." I like how the boy's father is saying that if he could manage to do all of these things then he would grow up. I can make a personal connection to "Roger the Dog" because I have a dog, and he snores and eats up his food quickly. I enjoy the rhyme scheme in "If~." It is ABABCDCD. I choose "If~" as the winner.
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I have a connection to "Roger The Dog" I have a connection to it because that dog sounds exactly like my dog in fact he is laying on the couch as we speak. "Roger The Dog" is more important because I love dogs and they are my favorite animal. So "Roger The Dog" is the winner.
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Delete“Who Has Seen the Wind” has a more important meaning to me because it has a point. It talks about how we can not see the wind.
ReplyDeleteMy connection with “Roger the Dog” is I am as lazy as he is. I don't like to exercise like Roger.
I like “Roger the Dog’s” writers craft the best because it rhymes better and has a rhyme scheme of AABB. It also has a simile which is “he wakes his head as if it were a loaf of bread. “Roger the Dog” is funny too!
I chose “Roger the Dog” as the winner because It rhymes more which I like. Roger the dog is the clear winner.
-George
"Roger the Dog" has a more important meaning to me. One reason it has a more important meaning to me is because I have two dogs and I also love dogs.
ReplyDeleteA connection I have with "Who Has Seen the Wind" is text-to-self. My connection is that I have also seen wind blowing trees but I can't see the wind.
I enjoy the writers craft in "Roger the Dog" better. I enjoyed it because I like the metopher," He's just a sack of of snoring dog." I also like the couplets. For example, "He hogs the fire, he bakes his head
As if it were a loaf of bread."
I chose "Roger the Dog" as the winner.
CHARLIE
‘’Roger the Dog’’ has a more important meaning to me. For example, In the poem it says,’’ He’s just a sack of snoring dog.’’ My dog can be like that too! This poem is more important to me. A personal connection I can make is that I have a dog. My dog barks a lot, runs a lot, and sleeps a lot. This is my personal connection with the poem. I like ‘’Roger the Dog’’ writers craft the most because of its rhyme scheme. For example, A,A,B,B,C,C,D,D...ect. Also, because of its alliteration. For example,’’ flops flat and digs down deep. This has the best writers craft! My winner is ‘’Roger the Dog’’ because of its Personification. For example, ‘’ Roger emptying his dinner dish.’’ Also, because of its repetition. For example,’’He.’’ This poem is the clear winner! - Lucy
ReplyDeleteThe poem,"Life Doesn't Frighten me," is more important to me. One reason it's important to me is because it's something someone would say. Another reason it's important to me is because it gives me confidence.
ReplyDelete"Choosing Shoes" is the poem I can make a connection with. One reason I can give a connection to it is because I can't pick shoes right away. Another connection I can make to it is that I recently got new shoes.
I like the poet's craft in," Choosing Shoes." One reason I like the poet's craft is because it has repetition. For example, the text says," New shoes, new shoes." Another reason I like the poet's craft is because it has a rhyme scheme of AAAB and so on. " Choosing Shoes" is the winner
-Harper
The first poem, "Dust Of Snow", is about a dust of snow that changes a mans mood.
ReplyDeleteThe second poem, "Casey At The Bat", is about a team losing. When Caseys up to bat, everyone thinks he'll hit a homerun or something, but he strikes out.
The winner is "Casey At The Bat". I think the poem with a better meaning was, "Casey At The Bat" because "Dust of Snow", didn't have much of a meaning. I made a connection t-w. Casey wasn't doing good and sometimes the best players mess up, nobody is perfect. I enjoyed "Casey At The Bat" 's poet craft more because I liked how it worded things in a unique way. -LuCy kATe THomSon.
The first poem "Casey At the bat is about Casey who is up to bat and he is the best at baseball then he strikes out and everyone is disappointed in him. I liked the rhyme scheme in this poem too(AABB). The second poem "Mother to son" is about a mother telling a son how bad her past was. I liked the repetition in this story. I chose "Casey At The Bat" as my winner.I chose it because of how detailed it was. I also chose because it actually had rhyme scheme.I learned a lesson,and it is, to not be so cocky and believe in others. I chose "Casey at the bat" as my winner. -CARSON NEUMANN!!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDelete"Roger the Dog" is more important to me because I have a dog. It is also important to me because it is funny and makes me laugh. It is also enjoyable to read. I can make a personal connection because I have a dog.My dog dose some things that the poet said Roger dose.For example my dog loves to sit next to the feir place.I uses couplet such as "He hogs the feir ,he bakes his bread As if it were a loaf of bread."It also uses alliteration such as "And digs down deep."My winner is "Roger the Dog" because it is a funny poem.
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I can make personal connections for," Roger The Dog." For example, the author said that Roger can be very lazy, so can I. Also, the author says that roger hogs the fire, and so do I.I choose," Roger The Dog," as my winner because I can make personal connections to it.
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"Who Has Seen the Wind" has a more important meaning because "Roger the Dog" is just about a lazy dog.
ReplyDeleteI can make a conection with "Roger the Dog" because I am lazy plus I don't exersize that much.
I enjoy "Roger the Dog" writers craft because it has rhyme scheme and the rhyme scheme is AA,AA,AA,AA,AA,AA,AA,AA.
"Roger the Dog" is defenetly the winer for me.
MILES HAITHCOAT
"Roger the Dog" is more important to me beacause i have a dog and i think is a really cute and funny poem. And really funny to read if your having a bad day or something. I can make a persanol connection to roger the dog because i'm lazy and the arthor said he's lazy. I like the alitteration of "Digs down deep." I think "Roger the Dog" is clearly the winner. Lizzie B.
ReplyDeleteI read two poems.The first poem I read is called "Roger The Dog." The second poem that I read is called "If." The poem I chose that gave the most meaning was "Roger the Dog."I felt it gave the most meaning because sometimes my dog is like this too! For example,"He hogs the fire, he bakes his head As if it were a loaf of bread," my dog loves to sit by the fire and lye down, however my dog loves to run and is also very active unlike this dog. I found a personal connection in the poem "Roger the Dog." I made a connection to how the dog, Roger loves to eat food and rest just like my dog, Bear. For example," He'll work as hard as you could wish emptying his dinner dish." As I said before My dog does not just sleep and eat, she is very active.The poem with the best poet's craft is "Roger The Dog." I chose this poem because it used couplets all throughout the poem. For example, " I take him out for exercise, he rolls in cowclap up to his eyes." The words "Exercise," and "Eyes" were the couplets. This poem also uses alliteration. For example, "You can lug him like a log," the three words "Lug","like",and "Log" made it alliteration. As my winner I chose "Roger the Dog." "Roger the Dog" is the clear winner. -Georgia
ReplyDelete"IF~" had a more important meaning to me because the poem is talking about if something is going to happen. Also, when the boy gets older, what to watch out for.
ReplyDeleteMy connection with "Roger the Dog"is that I have a dog that does some of those things. Two of them are he will not race and he emptys his dinner dish.
I enioy "Roger the Dogs" writers craft better because it rhymes better than "IF~" . Also, I like how it relates to a dog. Another reason is because it has good rhyeme scheme. the rhyme schemem is AABBCCDDEEFFGGHH.
I pick "Roger the Dog" as a winner because I enjoy reading it!-Tilly
The poem," Roger the Dog," has a more important meaning. One reason it does is because it makes more sense to me. Another reason it is, is because it's more realistic.
ReplyDeleteThe poem," Roger the Dog," is the poem I can make a connection with. One connection I have with it is that sometimes I am lazy too. Another connection I have with it is that my dog likes the heat like Roger does.
The poem," Roger the Dog," has the best poet's craft. I like the alliteration in it. For example," Dinner dish." I also like it because it has a rhyme scheme of AA and so on. The poem," Roger the Dog," is the winner.
-Harper
I like, “Who seen the Wind’s” meaning better because I like the mystery that it tells. Also, how the poem explains the theme is entertaining. Finally the meaning of, “Who has seen the Wind” is really cool. One personal connection I can make to, “Who has seen the Wind” is mysteries. Also, I can connect how I cannot see the wind but hear it. Finally I connect to the mysterious writing. I like the writers craft in, “Who has seen the Wind” that is repetition of the phrase, “Who has seen the Wind”. Also, I like the repetition of the dialogue, “The wind is passing by”. I like the two quad-trains in the poem. Finally, I like the (ABCB) rhyme scheme in the first stanza. I liked, “Who has seen the Wind” better.
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The meaning of “Roger the Dog” is that he is really sleepy. Roger sleeps a lot and doesn’t like to get up. Roger snores when he sleeps.
ReplyDeleteA personal connection that I can make with Roger the Dog is that I used to have two dogs. The dogs names were Wade and Mabel. Wade and Mabel used to sleep a lot when they got old.
The writers craft in Roger the Dog is rhyme scheme, AA. Also there is repetition, example he. There is alliteration, dinner dish. There is simile, he hogs the fire, he bakes his head as if it were a loaf of bread. A couplet is also used, asleep he wheezes at his ease. He only wakes to scratch his fleas.
The meaning of “If~” is a father telling his son how to be a man. The father is telling him that stuff is hard. The father is giving the son advice on how to be a grown up.
A personal connection that i can make with If~ is my dad gives me advice on sports. He corrects me when I am doing something wrong. And tells me when I am doing something good.
The writers craft in If~ is repetition because it says If. Also it uses rhyme scheme, AAAABCBC. It uses couplet, If you can keep your head when all about you
are you losing theirs and blaming it on you. The poem uses alliteration, All about. Metaphor is also used in the poem, Yours is the Earth and everything that’s in it.
My winner is Roger the Dog because I like dogs. My dogs used to sleep a lot. And this poem was easier to read because it had more rhyming.
- Henry S.
The first poem “Roger the Dog”is about Rogers day and all of the cute stuff he will do also. The second poem “If” is about tough things that happen in life that you get to find a way around them all. I think that “Roger the Dog” should be the winner because I like the simile in it. For example,“He hogs the fire he bakes his head as if it were a loaf of bread”. I also like the Alliteration. For example, “Then flops flat.” I think that “Roger the Dog”should be the winning poem - Livi
ReplyDeleteroger the dog is about a dog thats to lazy to walk like my dog.ROGER THE DOG LOVES HIS FOOD. a connection i can make is my dog is SOOOOOOOOO lazy all she does is sit around and eat food. the rhyme scheme is aa roger the dog also had a couplet of asleep he wheezes at his ease. he only wakes to scratch his fleas. The meaning of is a dad telling his son to be a man and that life can get hard. a connection i can make is that my dad supports me and will give me support if i need it. there is repettition in if it is if there is also a metaphor which id yours is the earth and everything thats in it. My winner is if because it its a very meaningful thing to say to your son and its a great poem. -Ben
ReplyDelete"Roger The Dog" is more important to me because I like dogs. Roger is also cute.
ReplyDelete"Roger The Dog" because I have a dog and she is very cute. My dog is also smart.
"Roger The Dog" because it has a good rhyme scheme of AABBCC. It also has alliteration of " Then Flops Flap".
JACK
The meaning that I understood better was, “Roger the dog”. I liked it because the dog was lazy. It also had a better meaning because it was funny. I think that the poem, Roger the dog has a better understanding. My connection for “Roger the dog”, is my Grandpa.He is always sitting down. He never goes outside. I loved the couplets in the poem. I liked dog and log. I liked foot and put. I liked head and bread. I liked the simile, As if it were a loaf of bread. I chose this poem for the winner. Henry W.
ReplyDeleteThe meaning in the poem "Roger The Dog" was most important to me because i think the meaning was to not sit around and be lazy all day.
ReplyDeletei can make a personal connection to "Who Has Seen The Wind" because I have Never seen the wind but i have seen what it does.
i enjoy the writer's craft in "Roger The Dog" more because i like the rhyme scheme (AA). I also like how the poet uses alliteration and says "Flops Flat and Digs Down Deep"
-Carter
My winner is "Roger The Dog"
DeleteI can make a connection to "Roger the Dog" because my dog is also very lazy. I think "If" has a bigger meaning because it is saying if you can do this ....,if you can do this..., and if you can then your are a man.I like "Roger the Dog" better because it has repetition.For example,"He." Also, it has alliteration.For example,"Flops flat." That is why I like "Roger the Dog" better. Sarah Fox
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ReplyDeleteThe meaning of "If" is more important to me because it tells you that you can do anything you set your mind to. That is a good message because if you do not have that attitude then you will not accomplish as much. It is not a good idea to be negative.
ReplyDeleteI had a personal connection to "If" because my Dad tells me important things like the father in "If." I also feel confident when I do hard things like play sports. I have a strong connection with "If."
I enjoy the writer's craft in "Roger the Dog" more than "If." "Roger the Dog" has alliteration and rhyme scheme. I like the alliteration because "flops flat" and "digs down deep" are funny. I like the rhyme scheme because aa bb is very easy to remember. This is why I prefer the writer's craft in "Roger the Dog."
I chose "If" as the winner because it is very touching.
Liam Burton
Roger the dog is telling the reader about their dog. This poem has rime skeme.
ReplyDeleteIf it has more of a mening and i liked the story better.
I liked if better
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I chose "Roger the dog " as the winner. I chose it because I could imagine what the dog was doing and all sorts of things. I also chose it because I absolutely love dogs. I learned one lesson... don't let what happened to Roger happen to me. As my winner, I chose "Roger the dog".-CARSON NEUMANN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteI think the poem with a more important meaning was “Choosing Shoes” because the rhythm was very good and it was an interesting story. It also used alliteration in the sentence, “Dandy-dance-by-night shoes”. Choosing shoes has a more important meaning.
ReplyDeleteI can make a connection t-s. In the poem, “Choosing Shoes”, I made a connection t-s that when you want a pair of new shoes that you can’t get. Sometimes they cost too much, other times your parents won’t let you get them.
I enjoyed “Choosing Shoes” ’s writer's craft more than “Life Doesn’t Frighten me” ‘s writer's craft. “Choosing shoes” has a very good rhyme scheme. The rhyme scheme pattern was, AAABAAAB etc. Also, it used repetition. It used repetition in the sentence, “New shoes, new shoes”. That is why the winner is “Choosing Shoes”.
Lucy Kate