Read Game 3 poems, "The Eagle" and "Casey at Bat." 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.!
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1. What is the meaning and mood of the first poem?
2. What is the meaning and mood of the second poem?
3. Based on the criteria, which poem did you choose and WHY?
***Please tell me everything you think, but use your best writing.
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I think that the first poem,”Roger The Dog,” by Ted Hughes, is about a dog that always sleeps, except when he is called to eat. I think that the mood was very lazy because if you try to take him for a walk he doesn’t go and saves his energy to eat and sleep. I also think that this poem is relatable because some days we are tired, and all we want to do is sleep.
I think the second poem,”The Falling Star,” by Sara Teasdale, is about someone who barely saw a falling star, but when she did see it, she thought it was beautiful as it went by in a glimpse. I think the mood is peaceful, because there was barely a sound as it went across the sky.
I chose “Roger The Dog” because it was more relatable. The rhyme scheme was AABBCC, and so on. I also loved the second two lines because it had a great simile which was, ”He hogs the fire, he bakes his head /As if it were a loaf of bread.” I think the simile means that he was sleeping by the fire, and he was tilting his head. This poem made me laugh, and I loved the simile.
I think the second poem,”The Falling Star,” by Sara Teasdale, is about someone who barely saw a falling star, but when she did see it, she thought it was beautiful as it went by in a glimpse. I think the mood is peaceful, because there was barely a sound as it went across the sky.
I chose “Roger The Dog” because it was more relatable. The rhyme scheme was AABBCC, and so on. I also loved the second two lines because it had a great simile which was, ”He hogs the fire, he bakes his head /As if it were a loaf of bread.” I think the simile means that he was sleeping by the fire, and he was tilting his head. This poem made me laugh, and I loved the simile.
The first poem "the Eagle is about a eagle and what it can do.
ReplyDeleteThe second poem "Casey at the bat" is about Casey up to bat and he strikes out.
I chose "the eagle" as the winner because it uses aliteration such as lonley lands.Also uses rhyme sceam such as aaabbb. this poem is cool because because it talks about what the eagle is doing in that very moment.
mary windham
The Eagle is about an eagle who stands and sees the world, but falls down.
ReplyDeleteCasey at the Bat is about a baseball player and everyone knows he's going to win, but he strikes out.
I chose Casey at the Bat as the winner. One reason I chose it is because it has rhyme scheme such as AABB and so on. Another reason I chose it is because it has metaphors. For example, the text says,"And the former was a pudd'n." I really like the poem, "Casey at the Bat."
Harper
Delete"The Eagle" is about a eagle hunting.
ReplyDelete"Cassy at bat" is about cassy batting and then he loses.
I chose "The Eagle" as the winner because it uses simile like this,"And like a thunderbolt he falls." It also uses rymye scheme this is it AAABB
Miles
"The eagle" is about an eagle on a ledge or somewhere high up, then the eagle falls. "Casey at Bat" is about a batter who is really good, but then he couldn't hit the ball and he struck out. I like "Casey at Bat" better because it is funny and teaches a lesson to not always be so sure of yourself. Also, I liked it better because the (AB) rhyme scheme and the imagery about Casey. An example of imagery from that poem si "Their was pride in Casey's bearing smile.
ReplyDeleteMason w.
The first poem, "The Eagle," is about an eagle looking for his prey then dives down for it.
ReplyDeleteThe second poem is about a baseball player who is really good, but he strikes out.
I chose "The Eagle," as the winner because it has a rhyme scheme of AAA,BBB. Also, it uses imagery. Also, I can picture it. Finally it describes how eagles live in only a couple sentences.
-Walker
The first poem, "The Eagle" is about an eagle. The eagle grasps the crag and falls to soar.
ReplyDeleteThe second poem,"Casey at the Bat", is about a team having bad luck in a game. When Caseys up to Bat everyone thinks he'll get a home run or something, but they are wrong.Casey strikes out and everyones mad at him.
I chose "Casey at the Bat" as the winner because I like the rhyme scheme, it uses imagery, and it was entertaining. The rhyme scheme pattern was AABBCD etc. It was entertaining because it uses imagery. I could really picture the story. -Lucy Kate
''The Eagle'' is about an eagle who gets really lonely. Also, how he falls to get his prey.''Casey the Bat'' is about how Casey gets a strike one. Then the crowd gets mad. The Casey hits again and misses it. Next he gets strike three. Now he gets really mad and is now out. I choose '' The Eagle'' because of its rhyme scheme. for example, it goes A,A,A,B,B,B. Also, I like its alliteration. For example, the author says,'' Lonely Lands.'' ''The Eagle'' is the clear winner.
ReplyDelete- Lucy
"The Eagle" is about a eagle jumping down and catching his prey. "Casey at bat" is a about a arrogant baseball player who thinks he is the best. I think "The Eagle" won because of the the rhyme scheme AAA. It didn't have a lot of aliteration the only one was "He clasps the the crag with crooked hands."The Eagle" is the clear winner.
ReplyDeleteKAI
"The Eagle" is about a eagle standing on a cliff getting ready to hunt and the ne jumps off.
ReplyDelete"Casey u to Bat" is about everyone depending on a team that is losing.
everyone knows who the best player is but he strikes out.everyone was sad.
I like Casey up to Bat" better because it is longer and more interesting. I also did not like "The Eagle" better because the rhyme scheme was AAA, BBB. I like how "Casey up to Bat" is AA,BB.
KATE
The first poem," The Eagle," is about an eagle who is alone on a mountain. As he is perched on his mountain he falls to catch his prey.
ReplyDeleteThe second poem," Casey At The Bat," is about a baseball game where it is Casey's turn to bat. He tries as hard as he can, but he still strikes out.
I choose the first poem," The Eagle," as the winner because I like how the last word on each of the lines of a paragraph rhyme. For example, in the first paragraph it says hands lands stands. Also, I like the rhyme scheme, AAABBB. I think," The Eagle," should be the winner.
-Anna Byrns
The poem,"The Eagle"' is about a eagle who is getting ready to grab a tasty snack. The poem,"Casey at Bat", is about a baseball player named Casey who is up to bat. He misses one bat, two bat, and when three comes he is ready but misses. the poem,"The Eagle is my favroite because I like the alliteration. for example, the auther states "He clasps the crag with crooked hands", and I like it because it is short. i also like rhyme scheme AAA BBB.
ReplyDelete-Hayes
"The eagle" is about an eagle who is looking over the ocean for food.
ReplyDelete"Casey At Bat" is a outstanding poem about a cocky baseball player who strikes out and let's all the ladies and fans down.
I choose "Casey At Bat." Casey has stanzas which help with the poem. Also, I like how "Casey At Bat" is more of a story. Next, there is imagery. The imagery is Casey's lips clenched in hate. Over all, I think "Casey At Bat" is better.
Lock
The poem, "The Eagle" is about an eagle who is looking for food at the ocean. The poem, "Casey at Bat" is about a whole team relying on one person in baseball. He lets the first and second pitch go by, but on the third pitch he tries and still strikes out.
ReplyDeleteI chose "Casey at Bat" as the winner. I chose that because it has a good rhyme scheme. The rhyme scheme is AABBCC etc. Also, it has good imagery. For example, it says, "The sneer is gone from Casey's lips, his teeth are clenched in hate.
The Eagle is about an eagle who is flying off a cliff to catch a fish from the ocean. "Casey at Bat" is about a baseball player who strikes out at his baseball game.When the umpire calls the first out the fans are outraged they scream,yell,and even threaten to kill him!But casey calms them all.(Then strikes out.)
ReplyDeleteI choose "Casey at Bat" as the winner because I enjoy the metaphors,for example,"And now the air is shattered by the force of Casey's blow."I also enjoy the imagery of all the fans and how funny it is!
-wynn
The first poem, The Eagle is about a eagle on top of a cliff about to eat something. The second poem, Casey up to bat, is about a really good baseball that gets striked out. I think the winner is casey up to bat. its funny and you can imagine it well. The authur uses metaphors, for example it says " He wouldnt let the ball go by.
ReplyDeleteByrne
ReplyDeleteThe first poem, "Casey at the Bat," is about an awesome batter named Casey. One day, he shows off, and he strikes out.
ReplyDeleteThe second poem, "The Eagle," is about an eagle who dies.
I chose "The Eagle" as the winner because I just really like how it's written. It has alliteration in "He clasps the crag with crooked hands. It has personification in "The wrinkled sea beneath him crawls." It also has a simile: "And like a thunderbolt he falls." Finally, it has a great rhyme scheme. It's AAABBB.
BRILEY
The first poem,"The Eagle," is about an eagle overlooking a sea.
ReplyDeleteThe second poem,Casey at the Bat," is about a show off trying to impress girls. But Their was no hope for the mighty man had struck out!!!
I choose Casey at the Bat for the winner because the arthur hyperbole when he said,"Cooney died at second and Burrows died the same." It also is really detailed.The author uses hyperbole again when he saids a yell that rumbled the mountains!!!!!!!!!!!
The first poem "The Eagle" is about a eagle that is looking for its prey then dives down for its prey.
ReplyDeleteThe second poem "Casey at Bat" is about a guy who is really good and he strikes out.
I like "Casey at Bat" better because you can picture it more and also I like baseball. -JACK
Casey at the bat is about a guy named Casey who everyone loves & adores and think he is the best at baseball but he ignores the first and second bat and misses the 3rd
ReplyDeleteThe eagle is about what a eagle can do
I choose Casey at the bat to win because I like the ryming.
-Jane
The eagle is is about an eagle that over lookes the sea. Casy at bat is about cays he hit the ball and next at bat casy tries to show off
ReplyDeleteover all i liked casy at bat better it was funny and it rimes good and a good plot.
the mouth of holt
"Casey at bat" is about a really good batter. For the win he strikes out.
ReplyDelete"The eagle" is about a eagle on a cliff. He looks of a cliff and flys.
I like "Casey at bat" because it tells you not to be cocky.
The eagle is about how cool eagles are and cool things they can do
ReplyDeleteCasey at the bat is about Casey who got stricked out and he got mad and he could not hit the ball.
I like Casey at bat cause I think It was funny how they decribed the charters .
Will R.
"The Eagle"is about a man on a mountain doing stuff and then he falls.
ReplyDelete"Casey at the Bat"is about a guy named Casey who is really good at baseball and he is up to bat.When he goes he misses all three of his hits.
I liked"Casey at the Bat"better because it was like a story and it was funny.It was funny when he was up to bat.
-Sarah Fox
"Casey at Bat", is about Casey who is a good baseball player struck out and everybody is sad. "The Eagle", is about a Eagle hunting. I liked "Casy At Bat", poem best because it teaches a leason not to be cocky. I also liked the ab ryme schem that was in the poem. Henry W.
ReplyDeleteThe first poem "The Eagle" is about an eagle looking down on the world.The second poem "Casey up to Bat" is a big guy named Casey. Every one depends on him to win the baseball game.He strikes out and everyone is so mad and so sad.I like "Casey up to bat" because it was funny. Also,It painted a picture in my mind.Finally, it had a good lesson.-TIllY
ReplyDeleteI think Casey at bat is about the best hitter on the baseball team getting up to bat. the score is two to four and Casey's team is losing. Two guys get on base and Casey is up at bat. STRIKE 1!!! STRIKE 2!!! STRIKE 3!!! HE'S OUT OF THERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteI think The Eagle is about an eagle flying by and looking for food. I liked Casey at Bat the most because it teaches you a lesson about not being cocky. Casey reminds me of my brother, Jeb. Whenever Jeb strikes out, he always throws a fit. Casy is a lot like Jeb
From the words of Liam
The first poem, "The Eagle," is about an eagle who is on a wall and is watching the sea below him. Then he suddenly falls from the wall. The second poem,"Casey at Bat," is about a baseball player who is loved by all. He goes up to bat and is expecting himself to be great, but then he gets three outs. For me the winner is "The Eagle." I liked how the first two lines in each stanza rhymed in the poem. I liked how the poem describes everything. I also liked the similes, like "and like a thunderbolt he falls."
ReplyDelete--Avery
"The Eagle" is about an eagle that is looking out into the earth and the sea is beneath him then he falls!
ReplyDelete"Casey At The Bat" is about a person named casey that is so full of himself he gets three strikes!
I like "Casey At The Bat" better because i like the ryme sheme of aa,bb,cc,dd. And i like the imagery of touch for example, "so on that striken multitude a deathlike silence sat, casey could feel the nerve of that bat. Lizzie b.
Casey at bat is about a baseball player who strikes out.
ReplyDeleteThe eagle is about a eagle searching for pray then swooping down to ketch it.
the winner is Casey at bat cause it is funny
BEn
"The Eagle" is about a eagle finding its prey
ReplyDeleteCasey At The Bat is abou Casey losing the game because he strikes out
I like casey at the bat because its funny, its about baseball also it has a good rhyme scheme. AAA,BBB
The first poem is called "The Eagle"."The Eagle is about an eagle up high on a mountain wall.The eagle is all alone. Later the eagle falls off the mountain.The second poem is called "Casey At The Bat"."Casey At The Bat" is about a baseball player named Casey. Casey got lucky and hits the ball. Everyone thought he was really good. Later, it was his turn and he missed. My favorite poem was "The Eagle" because it was short it told a story, and used great words to describe it. I also enjoyed the Alliteration. For example, "He clasps the crag with crooked hands". -Georgia
ReplyDeletecasey at the bat is about a man that has alot of skill in baseball. The other poem is about the life of an Eagle and what it hunts. my favorite poem is casey at the bat because I like the rhyme scheme and I think it is really funny.-Livi
ReplyDelete"Casey at the Bat" is about at a baseball game through two hits then Casey stepped up and everyone liked Casey. The pitcher through three strikes and the crowd was so angry and everyone left, and Casey couldn't hit a ball.
ReplyDelete"The Eagle" is about an eagle.
I like "Casey at the Bat". I like "Casey at Bat" better because I got to see the little movie in class. I also kind of like baseball. It is also weird. I like "Casey at the Bat" better.
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Henry $.
The first poem "Casey up to bat" was about a baseball player who everyone loved... until he striked out of the game. I loved the rhyme scheme too. The second poem "The Eagle" was about an Eagle who flies over the sky passing by trees, mountains,oceans,and so much more.I liked how I could see an image o f the Eagle too. I think "Casey at the bat" wins.It had so much detail and the rhyme scheme was lovely.I could imagine the people going up to hit the ball.I learned that I always have to choose the hard right instead of the easy wrong.I also thought that the story was super humorous.-CARSON NEUMANN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteThe first poem " Casey at the bat," is about a guy that is so full of him-self, and he is bating at a game.
ReplyDeleteThe seconed poem, "The eagle," is about an eagle, and some one is discribling how he catches his prey.
I liked the seconed poem best because I liked the story it was telling. It had a-lot of Imergrey. It painted a picture in my mind more when the auther said," The wrinkled sea benth him cawrals, he watches from his mountain walls." Their is also a litteration in it to, when it says at the beganing, "Clasps the crag with crooked."
-Kaiser