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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 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
Here is an example of a proficient blog post:
I chose “The Falling Star” as my favorite poem because I thought it had a deeper meaning. For example, I liked how it was about a special moment and you should not waste it. I try to enjoy the special moments I have with my grandparents when they come to visit.
I also liked this poem because I can make a connection. I really enjoy watching beautiful stars, too. I have fun looking at the stars at the beach with my family.
Finally, I really liked this poem because it had poet's craft. For example, it had a rhyme scheme AABBCC. Also, the author used couplets in the poem. For example, "I saw a star slide down the sky. Blinding the north as it went by." I enjoyed the writer’s craft in this poem.
This is why I chose The Falling Star as my favorite poem.
I chose "Castle in the fire" as my winner. I chose it because it had so much detail and it was one of those stories that make you feel all shivery inside.
ReplyDeleteI also loved the rhyme scheme and the pattern of it (ABCB). I also learned new words like andirons, turret, veil, slender, thrusting, and tumult.
Finally,I also chose it because of the imagery. I liked the imagery in this poem because I could imagine the KNight saving the princess. So that, is why I chose "Castle in the fire" as the winner. -CARSON NEUMANN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The poem that had a better meaning for me was the new suit. The poem was about a guy who had a new suit and he would not want anything on his suit. This poem had a better understanding for me. My connection is my dad. He never likes it when it’s something spills in his car. He barely lets me eat in his car. My dad was like the guy in the poem. I like this poem a lot. I like the alliteration in the poem. I also liked it because it’s hard to get a lesson not to wear nice clothes to the party. I choose this poem for the winner. Henry W.
ReplyDelete‘’Do you Carrot all for me’’ meaning is more important to me. One reason is that it has a cuter meaning. For example, ‘’You are a peach.’’ This poem has a more important meaning. A poem that I can make a personal connection with is ‘’Do you Carrot all for me.’’ One personal connection that I can make with this poem is that I love peaches. I can make a personal connection with this poem. I enjoy ‘’Do you Carrot all for me’’ writer's craft the most. It has a rhyme scheme. For example, A B C C...ect. I love this poem's writers' craft the most. My winner is ‘’Do you Carrot all for me.’’ One reason is because of its smile. For example, ‘’You are like a peach.’’ This poem is the clear winner. - Lucy
ReplyDelete"The castle and the fire" is more meaningful because its a much deeper poem and like its living out a fairytale. I can make a personal connection with "Life doesn't frighten me" because im not scared of somethings but im scared of somethings. I enjoy the writers craft in "Life doesn't frighten me at all" because it has repetition of "Life doesn't frighten me at all. Also, i like the ryme sheme of AAABB. i think "Life doesn't frighten me at all is the clear winner.
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Delete"Do you carrot all for me" Is more meaningful because it is funny and is about someone proposing which is a serious thing. This poem puts a funny twist on marriage therefore I chose this poem. -Chase
ReplyDeleteThe poem,” Do you Carrot at all for me?,” has more meaning to me. It has more meaning to me because it is something someone would say. It also makes sense because I can understand what the vegetables mean as words.
ReplyDelete“How to Eat a Poem,” is the poem I have a connection with. One connection I have with it is that whenever my cousin eats anything juicy, the juice runs down his chin like it says in the poem. Another connection I have with it is that I do not use a fork or knife to eat my juicy fruits.
There is a lot of poet’s craft in,” How to Eat a Poem.” One reason I like it is because it has repetition. For example, the text says,”Or, or, or, or, or.” Another reason I like the poet’s craft is because there is a rhyme scheme of ABCB. I like the poet’s craft in this one.
That is why I chose,” How to Eat a Poem.”
-Harper
I have a connection with "the castle in the fire". Because our 6th grade buddies gave us a shield and Knights use shields. My favorite one is the "castle in the fire" because it has a rhyme scheme of ABCB. And the metaphor the andirons were dragons
ReplyDeleteI chose "the castle in the fire" because it has a good story to it
french
The poem with a more important meaning was “How To Eat A Poem” because it was a good, funny poem. It was very interesting and “Do You Carrot All For Me?” wasn’t too interesting. “How To Eat A Poem” has a more important meaning than “Do You Carrot All For Me?”.
ReplyDeleteI made a connection t-s. In the poem, “How To Eat A Poem” I made connection t-w because it was funny and some things can be funny in the world.
The poem with the better writer’s craft is “How To Eat A Poem” because it used alliteration, had a good rhyme scheme, and it used repetition. It used alliteration in the sentence, “It is ready and ripe now”. The rhyme scheme pattern was, ABCB etc. It used repetition at the end of the poem where it kept repeating, “Or”. The poem with the better writers craft was “How To Eat A Poem”. -LuCy KAtE
The winner is "How To Eat A Poem"
DeleteI chose “Do You Carrot All For Me” as my favorite poem because it is funnier. For example, I liked how it used fruits and vegetables to make a love poem. I would not have come up with that.
ReplyDeleteI also liked this poem because I can make a connection. I also like using homophones.
Finally, I like this poem because of its writer’s craft. It has a good metaphor, “You are a peach.” It also has personification. It says “Lettuce marry.” Lettuce CANNOT marry. Get it right.
“Do You Carrot All For Me” is the clear winner.
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DeleteThe poem that is more important to me is “ Do You Carrot All For Me.” It is more important to me because some people don’t think anyone cares for them. Also, people can make a huge deal about it and get sad.
ReplyDeleteI can make a connection aT -M with “Do You Carrot All For Me.” Sometimes when people are mean they don’t care about you. But in drama movies people will say “YOU DON’T CARE ABOUT ME.”
I like the writer's craft in “ Do You Carrot All For Me.” There is a rhyme scheme. The rhyme scheme is ABCDEFGH. Also there is a simile. For example the poem says “You are a peach.”
The clear winner is “Do You Carrot All For Me.”
Lock
"Do you Carrot all for me" has a more important meaning to me. The reason why is because someone is proposing which is serious but is being funny using vegetables to make different words.
ReplyDeleteI have a connection to the poem, " How to Eat a Poem." My connection is that I use my hands to eat fruits because it's easier.
The poem that had better writer's craft is claerly "How to Eat a Poem." It has a good rhyme scheme. The rhyme scheme is ABCB. It also has repetition. For example it says "Or" five times in a row. The poets craft in this poem is good.
CHARLIE
I chose "Do you Carrot all for me" as the winner. Charlie
DeleteThe Castle in the fire is about a night who is going to save a lady.
ReplyDeleteThe New suit is about a man who got a new suit so he can't eat ice cream and he wants to ceep the suit clean.
I think the new suit won because it has repitition it repeats suit and ice cream. that is why I think the new suit won
Will R
The poem that is more meaningful to me is “The Castle in the Fire.” It is meaningful to me because the poem is like a fairy tale, and I really like fairy tales. The poem also had a lot of detail that I really enjoyed inside the poem. I can make a personal connection to the “New Suit.” I can make a personal connection because whenever my dad wears a suit he always looks uncomfortable in it. The poem with the poet’s craft that I enjoy more is “The Castle in the Fire.” One example of a poet's craft is the rhyme scheme. It is ABCB. Another example of a poet's craft is alliteration. An example of the alliteration is when it says, “ A lady's lovely face.” I choose “The Castle in the Fire” as the better poem.
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the poem," Do You Carrot All For Me," had a deeper meaning to me. For example, it tells someone their feelings. I like the poem," Do You Carrot All For Me," because it has a deeper meaning to me.
ReplyDeleteI made a connection with " Do You Carrot All For Me." For example, it tells people how they feel through puns just like me. I like the poem," Do You Carrot All For Me," because I can make connection to it.
I like the poem," Do You Carrot All For Me," because it has better writers craft. For example, the author uses a metaphor in the line," You Are A Peach. I like the poem," Do You Carrot All For Me," because it has better writers craft. I choose " Do You Carrot All For Me," as my winner.
-Anna Byrns
I made a connection t-t to "How to Eat a Poem" because I've read a poem about eating before.
ReplyDeleteI think the poem with the more important meaning is "Do you carrot all for me"because love is an important thing.
I think the better writer's craft is "Do you carrot all for me ?" because it uses fun wordplay and metaphors. It uses word play when it says "Do you carrot all for me?",and it uses a metaphor when it says you are a peach."Do you carrot all for me" is the clear winner!
-wynn😀
My connection with “Do you carrot all for me” is I sometimes feel like people don't care at all for me. So I kinda know how he/she feels. He/she probably feels sad or frustrated
ReplyDeleteMy personal connection with “How to Eat a Poem” is I don't like to be polite and can just dig in! It also is about how a poem is very juicy and I like juicy thangs. I also like how there's nothing to throw away!
I enjoy “ How to Eat a Poem’s“ writer's craft better because it is about something to eat and I like to eat. I like it’s Repetition when it repeats “or.” It has a Rhyme Scheme (ABCD). I also like how it’s making a poem sound good to eat. I Thank How to Eat a Poem is the clear winner!
George
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9:57 AM (36 minutes ago)
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The poem,”Do You Carrot All For Me” means more to me than “How To Eat A Poem”. For example, in the poem it says how much one person loves the other using vegetables. Also I love how it uses vegetables.
In the poem,”Do You Carrot All For Me” I can make two text-to-self-connections. For example, I once read a poem using fruit to describe how much they love fruit. Also I want to make a poem using food.
In the poem,”Do You Carrot All For Me” I like two diffrent pieces of writers craft. First, Metaphor. For example, “You are a peach”. Second, Rhyme Scheme. For example, A B C D E F G H. This is why I choose “Do You Carrot All For Me”.
Hayes
I think the meaning of "Do You Carrot All For Me" is better. For Example, there is no rhyme scheme that makes it have more poetic structure.
ReplyDeleteand there is way better writers craft when it has the similie your turnip nose.
that is why I think "Do You Carrot All For Me" is the winner
Kate LABORDE
The poem "Do You Carrot all for me" Has more of a connection with me because it uses fruit and I like to eat fruit.
ReplyDeleteIt also uses rhyme scheme such as ABCDEFGH.
I choose "DO You Carrot All For Me" as the winner.
MARYWINDHAM JOHN$TON
“How to eat a poem‘s“ meaning is more important to me because I thought it was really funny. Also, I think it explains the true like it should eat. Finally, I like the (ABCB) rhyme scheme. One personal connection I can make is that I love eating. Also, I like how they talk rudely about kids table manners and utensils. Finally, I like how it explains to eat. I enjoy “how to eat a poems “writers craft more because I like the (ABCB) rhyme scheme. I enjoy “how to eat a poems “writers craft more because I like the (ABCB) rhyme scheme. also, I enjoy the creative formant of the stanzas. The theme is also entertaining. Finally, I just love reading that poem. “How to eat a poems” wins my vote.
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The poem with a more important meaning was “How To Eat A Poem” because it was a good, funny poem. It was very interesting and “Do You Carrot All For Me?” wasn’t too interesting. “How To Eat A Poem” has a more important meaning than “Do You Carrot All For Me?”.
ReplyDeleteI made a connection t-s. In the poem, “How To Eat A Poem” I made connection t-w because it was funny and some things can be funny in the world.
The poem with the better writer’s craft is “How To Eat A Poem” because it used alliteration, had a good rhyme scheme, and it used repetition. It used alliteration in the sentence, “It is ready and ripe now”. The rhyme scheme pattern was, ABCB etc. It used repetition at the end of the poem where it kept repeating, “Or”. The poem with the better writers craft was “How To Eat A Poem”. -LuCy KAtE
“How to Eat a Poem,” is more important to me because it describes how to read a poem. You don't need a fork, or a knife. All you need is a poem.
ReplyDeleteA connection I can make is T-S. When I read a book I don’t need anything. Sme for reading a poem you don’t need anything.
“How to Eat a Poem,”s writer's craft is better than “Do You Carrot All For Me,”s Writer's craft. It has Alliteration. For example, “It is ready and ripe now.” Also, it has Repitition. For example, “Or stem, or rind, or pit.” They all have or. I think “How to eat a Poem,” is the clear winner.
Walker
"Do You Carrot All For Me" meaning is more important because it's about love.
ReplyDeleteI can make a personal connection because I love someone in my family.
I enjoy "How to Eat a poem" writers craft because the whole thing is a metehfor.
"How to Eat a Poem" is the clear winner.
I like the New Suit poem. I like the New Suit poem because I like parties. I also, like ice cream. When I have a birthday party I like to wear comfortable clothes. I think suits are uncomfortable. I like to eat ice cream and don't care if I get messy. I like the writer's craft in the New Suit more. I liked the Rhyme Scheme in the New Suit, ABCDEF. It also used imagery in the recommendations that drove him crazy. I liked the alliteration striped suit. The poem also had repetition when it said suit a couple of times. My winner is The New Suit because I can relate to the person in the poem. My mom gives me recommendations all the time.
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Which poem's meaning is more important to you? I like the New Suit poem. I like the New Suit poem because I like parties. I also, like ice cream. What personal connection can you make? When I have a birthday party I like to wear comfortable clothes. I think suits are uncomfortable. I like to eat ice cream and don't care if I get messy.Which writer's craft do you enjoy more? I like the writer's craft in the New Suit more. I liked the Rhyme Scheme in the New Suit, ABCDEF. It also used imagery in the recommendations that drove him crazy. I liked the alliteration striped suit. The poem also had repetition when it said suit a couple of times.
ReplyDeleteMy winner is The New Suit because I can relate to the person in the poem. My mom gives me recommendations all the time.
Henry S.
How to eat a poem is how to read a poem is telling you how to read a poem the correct way. Do you carot for me it is telling a love letter out of food. I think the winner is how to eat a poem.
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"The Castle in the Fire" has a bigger meaning because it is about a prince saving the princes. I have a connection with "The New Suit" because one time I wore something a little bit fancy. I pick "The New Suit" as the winner because it has alliteration. For example,"Stripes suit." That is why I think "The New Suit" won. Sarah Fox
ReplyDeleteI read two poems. The first poem that I read is called "The Castle and the Fire." The second poem that I read is called "The New Suit." The poem that I felt gave the most meaning was "The Castle and the Fire.” I chose this poem because it is about a knight rescuing a lovely woman and how they ride away on a horse together.This poem also has more details than the poem,” The New Suit.” The poem that I can make a personal connection to is the poem,” The New Suit.” I chose this poem because in this poem the main character wore a brand new suit to a birthday party. Everyone at the birthday party felt the need to tell him not to spill on his brand new suit. However this is what they didn’t tell him “And nothing about chocolate bombs that might explode!” This is similar to how I once got a brand new sweatshirt and I wore it to school (it was Valentines day). Later that day I accidentally got pencil marks all over it. When we went to eat at my grandparent’s house I spilled more stuff on it by accident. The poem that I felt gave the most poet’s craft was definitely “The New Suit.” This poem uses alliteration.For example, “Striped suit,” and “Terrific tie.” As my winner I choose “ The New Suit.” This poem is the clear winner.
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"The Castle of Fire" meaning is more important to me because a knight is battling, and then he save the lady!"The new suit" has a personal connection with me because my Poppy(my grandpa) and Dad wear suits and they try not to get them dirty.I enjoy "The Castle of Fire" writer's craft better because it has a good rhyme scheme.It Also had good imagery.I could see the knight fighting the dragon! Also,I could see the castle of fire. My winner is "The Castle of Fire" because I think it was the Best!-Tilly
ReplyDeleteI think the meaning in "The Castle and the Fire" is more important. It is more important because the knight is being brave and saving the lady in the castle when no one else is willing to. This is why this poem has a better meaning.
ReplyDeleteI can make a personal connection with "The Castle and the Fire". I watched a building fall down in downtown Nashville just as the people watched the castle burn. This is my connection with this poem.
I think the writer's craft in "The Castle and the Fire" is the best. It has a rhyme scheme of A,B,C,B. It repeats "Dragons". It used imagery when it said "We saw to our delight". This is why the writer's craft in this poem is better.
I chose "The Castle and the fire" as the winner because it is a poem about adventure.
From the words of, Liam
The first poem “Castle in the Fire” is about knights at the castle and they see a lot of fire. And then they see that there is a girl at the top of the turret! The second poem is about a man that does not want to wear a coat in tie and wants to eat ice cream and have fun but the party invitation said too. I think that the first poem should be the winner because of all the action and the kindness too. I think that this poem should be the winner. - Livi!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteThe meaning in "Do You Carrot All For me?" is more important to me because it is a love poem.
ReplyDeleteI can make a connection to "Do You Carrot All For Me?" because
i like food and the poet uses food as words.
i enjoy the writers craft in "Do You Carrot all for me?" because the poet uses a metaphor and says "You are a peach" i also like how their is no rhyme scheme.
-Carter
that is why I choose "Do You Carrot All For Me?" as the winner.
DeleteThe meaning of "How to eat a poem" is more important to me. because the poem is fun to read. A connection i can make. is that i would want to eat like that. another connection I can make is that you don't need a table cloth. I like personifacation more. because you can make stuff up. And its like it comes to life.
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I chose “How to Eat a Poem” as my favorite because I liked the alliteration when it says “Or stem or rind”
ReplyDeleteI chose “Do you Carrot All For Me” because it's something corny and something I would say as a joke or someone would do for fun.
I chose “How to Eat a Poem” as the winner because the repetition and I don’t feel really cringey or awkward when listening to it.
Kai