Monday, March 2, 2020

Poetry Madness: Game 4

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Read Game 4 poems, If and Who Has Seen the Wind. 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?

 ***Please tell me everything you think, but use your best writing. 


Here is an example of proficient writing:
The first poem, “The Eagle,” by Lord, Alfred Tennyson, is about an eagle that is hunting, and he jumps off a crag into the water to get a fish. It is a powerful poem which shows the eagle as king of the skies.

The second poem, “Casey at Bat,” by Ernest Lawrence Thayer, is about a baseball star that is over-confident. He lets down his team when they need him to win a game. The mood of the poem changes from the fans starting out hopeless, then hopeful when Casey comes to bat. Then  the mood shifts to anger and blame at the umpire, until finally ending in defeat.

I chose the poem “Casey at Bat” because I like baseball.The author uses a rhyme scheme of AABB. The author also uses a simile to emphasize the volume of the crowd’s roar. He  writes the roar is "like the beating of the storm waves on a stern and distant shore." This poem is a definite winner!

40 comments:

  1. The poem,"If," is about someone doing right and wrong things.
    The poem," Who has seen the Wind?," is about how you can't see the wind, but you can see when it's passing by.
    The poem," Who has seen the Wind?," is my favorite. One reason I like it is because it has personification. For example, the text says," BUt when the trees bow down their heads." I also like it because it has repetition. For example, the text says," Who has seen the wind," twice.I really like the poem," Who has seen the Wind?"

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  2. "If," is about a person who is not to good and not to bad. When I read this poem I think about a advice column. "Who has seen the Wind," is a poem about the wind and who has seen it. I like the poem "Who has seen the Wind," best because I think it makes more sense and has a better rhyme scheme than "If". Finally, I like the repetition that says, "Who has seen the Wind?" Lastly, I like the personification that says, "The trees bow down their heads." "Who has seen the Wind" is the clear winner.
    Mason W.

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  3. If is about a dad telling his son if you do this you will be man. Who Has Seen The Wind is about that we can't see the wind dosen't mean it's not there. I think the winner is If the author uses reptian. "like If you can". in each stanza He also uses rhyme scheme like " they are gone so hold on"
    Byrne

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  4. "If-" is about a kid becoming a man.

    "Who has seen the wind" is about nobody seeing the wind.

    I chose "If-" as the winner because it has repedition the repedition is "If". It also has personafacation here it is. "Triuphm and disaster and treat them like strangers.
    Miles

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  5. The first poem "If" is about someone talking about if you can do that.

    The second poem "Who Has Seen the Wind" is about someone who is asking who has seen the wind.

    I think "Who Has Seen the Wind" is the winner because it uses rhyme scheme such as ABCD ABCD. It also uses personifacation such as the wind is passing through.
    mary windham

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  6. The first poem,"Who has seen The wind" is about how you can't see the wind

    The second poem ,"If" is about a dad or mom telling their son what you have to do to be able to become a man.

    I chose ,"have you seen the wind" as the winner because it make repetition when it states who has seen the wind .It has presentation the trees bow down their heads who has seen the wind is the wind is the clear winner


    GEORGE😉🐱🐈🐈🐈🐈🐱🐈🐱🐱

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  7. "If" is about a mother who says "if you do this you are my son." It really has no meaning.

    "Who Has Seen The Wind" is about wind. And how it is mysterious.

    I choose "Who Has Seen The Wind" for the winner. It has repetition, for example "who has seen the wind" repeats in each stanza. It also, has personification for example, but when the trees bow their heads. "Who Has Seen The Wind" is way better.




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  8. The first poem, "If", is about things that could happen.

    The second poem, "Who Has seen the Wind?",is about asking who has seen the wind.

    The winner for me is probably "Who Has Seen the Wind?" because it has a good rhyme scheme, it has repetition, and uses alliteration. The rhyme scheme pattern was ABCB etc. It used repetition by saying, "Who has seen the wind?" twice. Finally, it used alliteration in the sentence, "Neither I nor you." and, "Neither you nor I."Who Has Seen the Wind?" is a more efficient poem. WONDERFUL WORDS WRITTEN BY: LUCY KATE.

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  9. The first poem,"If-" is about a father telling his son he will be a man if he does these thing. The second poem, "Who Has Seen the Wind?" is about how no one has seen the wind. I chose the poem, "Who Has Seen the Wind?" as the winner. I chose that because it has good rhyme scheme. The rhyme scheme is ABCB. It also has good personification. For example, the poem says,"but when the leaves hang trembling,"and, "But when the trees bow down their heads."Who Has Seen the Wind" is the clear winner!

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  10. "If" is about someone telling another person that they will be a man if they do all these things that will make him be a man!
    "Who Has Seen The Wind" is about someone who knows that he and the person he is taking to has never seen the wind. The person knows that the wind is real even though nobody has seen it.
    I like "Who Has Seen The Wind" better because I like how it rhymes A,B,C,B. Also I like the personification when the author says, " the trees bow their heads heads down.
    who has seen the wind is the winner for me.
    KATE

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  11. The first poem," If," is about someone saying to their son that if you can keep you head when all about you then you will be a man.

    The second poem," Who Has Seen The Wind," is about how the wind passes by and nobody sees it.

    I choose the first poem," If," as the winner because the author uses repetition when he says," If you can," in each paragraph. Also, I like how the author uses alliteration a lot. For example, he used it when he said," If you can think and not turn thoughts into your aim." I choose," If," as the winner.
    -Anna Byrns

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  12. "IF" is about a mom telling her son that if he does these things that he will be a man. "Who Has Seen the Wind" is about how trees bend when they are hit by fast winds they bind and how the wind is invisible. I chose "If" because I like how the mom is telling her son how to be a man also there is a lot of repetition because every line starts with if I just think it is overall better. Chase

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  13. '' If'' is about how to keep your head up. Also,if someone is blaming something on you you just keep going. '' Who Has Seen the Wind'' is about how the author is saying who has seen the wind? It is also about how neither I nor you have the wind. '' Who Has Seen the Wind'' is the clear winner because of it's personification. For example, it says, '' But when the trees bow down their heads.'' Also, because of it's Rhyme Scheme. For example, it goes A,B,C,B... ect. '' Who Has Seen the Wind'' is the best poem!
    - Lucy

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  14. The first poem, "If-" is about a father giving advice to his son.

    The second poem, "Who has seen the wind" is a bout how the wind always passes by but you can never see it.

    I chose the second poem,"Who has seen the wind" as the winner because it has a rhyme scheme of ABCB ADED. Also, it has Alliteration. For example, "Neither I nor you."Who has seen the wind" is the clear winner.

    -Walker

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  15. The first poem "who Has Seen The Wind?" is about how the wind is everywhere but we can't see it.
    The second poem "If-" is about if- if- if- ect. you will become a man.
    I chose "If-" as the winner because I like how the poet uses repetition and repeats the word if 11 times. i also like the ryme scheme (AAAABCBC). "If" os the clear winner for me.
    -Carter

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  16. "If" is about a father talking to his son about standing up and being brave.
    "Who Has Seen the Wind" is about how no one has seen the wind.But how you can still see it in the trees.
    I choose "If" as the winner because I enjoy the repetition for example it repeats the word "if" at the beginning of 11 lines.I also enjoy the rhyme scheme. It is AAAABCBC.
    -Wynn😀

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  17. The poem,"If", about a Father who is telling his son if you do these things then you will be a man. The poem,"Who Has Seen the Wind", is about somebody saying have you ever seen the wind it passes by every day. The poem,"Who Has Seen the wind", is my favorite because of the rhyme scheme ABCBADED. I also like the personification "But when the trees blow down their heads". There are some reasons why I like "Who Has Seen the Wind".

    -Hayes

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  18. "If" is about a dad telling his son how to be a man and what he would like his son to be like. "Who has seen the rain" is about the wind and don't understand why you never see it. "Who has seen the rain" is better in my opinion because the rhyme scheme AB etc and of the repetition. The author repeats, "Who has seen the wind?" at the beginning of each stanzas. This poem is clearly the winner!


    -Kai😐

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  19. The first poem, "If-," is about if you can be perfect, then you are a god.
    The second poem, "Who Has Seen the Wind," is about the wind and how no one can see it, but it leaves behind signs of where it is.
    I chose "If-" as the winner because it has lots of writers craft. It has a rhyme scheme. It's ABABCDCD in each stanza. The full rhyme scheme is ABABCDCDEFEFGHGHIJIJKLKLMNMNOPOP. It also has repetition. It repeats "If" at the beginning of 11 lines.

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  20. The poem "IF", is about a parent who is telling her son how to be a man. The poem, "Have you seen the Wind", is about the wind passing by. I liked the poem "IF", because the parent loves her son and tells him how to be a man. I liked the AB rhyme scheme. I also liked the repetition when it was repeting if. HHHHHHHHHHHHenry WWWWWWWWWW.

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  21. The first poem, "If~," is about a father telling his son that if he could do all of these things then you will become a man. The second poem, "Who Has Seen The Wind?," is about a person asking "Who has seen the wind?," and is saying ways that you can tell that the wind is there. For me the winner is "If~." I liked how it has rhyme scheme. It is ABABCDCD. I also liked how the poem has repetition.

    --Avery

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  22. The first poem "Who has seen the Wind" is how you can not see the wind.
    The second poem "If" is about If something happend.
    I like the second poem "If" because the repetition "If you can". also like the alliteration when the auther says, Treat those to".

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  23. The poem "If" is about a man telling us if you believe you shall achieve. The poem "Who has seen the win" is about a person saying none of us has ever seen the wind. The winner is "If" because I liked the rhyme scheme of AAAABCBC. I also liked the repetition of if. I think the winner is "If".-Ben

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  24. " If" is about believing in yourself and never giving up and trying your best in everything.

    "Who has seen the wind" is about the wind running wild.

    I like "who has seen the wind" better because I like the personafacation when it says the wind is passing through and I like the ABCB pattern

    -Jane

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  25. "Who has seen the wind" is about nobody can see the wind.

    "If" is about a parient saying to be nice

    I like "If" better because the repetition "if" also the leson is to be nice.

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  26. "If" is about a man saying if you can do this...,if you can do this ...,then you will be a man.

    "Who Has Seen the Wind" is about a girl asking if you have seen the wind,and saying she has not ,but she knows when the wind is near her.

    I like "If" better because it gets my attention,and it has repetition,for example,"If you can." Also,it has alliteration.For example, "Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools."
    -Sarah Fox

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  27. "If~" is about a man talking to his son about how to become a man and how to be one."Who Has Seen The Wind?" is about a person saying they have never seen the wind before. I picked "Who Has Seen The Wind?" because it has repetition. For example,"Who Has Seen The Wind?" that repetes twice in the poem. Also, i picked it because it has personfircation. For example,"But when the trees bow down there heads." This poem is the clear winner!!

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  28. I think If is about a father telling his son how to be a a man. I think Who Has Seen the Wind is about a girl asking someone if they have seen the wind. I liked If the most because it painted a picture in my mind. If had repitition because it repeated if a bunch. It also had a rhyme scheme of A,B,A,B.

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  29. If is about a Dad who is telling his son if you can make one heap of your winnings or if you trust your self when every man douts you you will be a man.


    Who has seen the wind is about Neither you or I have seen the wind thealitoration is the story.

    I think If won Because It has great lessons and that is what will make you a man.Trusting your self when no man does That takes girt andthat is why I think If won.


    Will.R

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  30. ^From the words of liam

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  31. "If-" is about a dad telling his son how to live life the easiest way possible. "Who Has Seen The Wind" is about the wind and that you and I haven't seen it.
    I think "IF" is the winner. It has good rhyme scheme. For example, it says "if" a lot. I also, I like the rhyme scheme A,B,. "French ya boi

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  32. The first poem is called "Who Has Seen The Wind?" "Who Has Seen the Wind?" is about a person talking about how no one has seen the wind, and that we have only seen things that the wind moves and pushes around.The second poem is called "If". "If" is about if you can do something and not do another thing.I chose the poem "If" as my winner because of the repetition of the word "If".Repetition made the poem fun to read.It also was fun to read because of the rhyme scheme,ABAB. That is why I enjoyed the poem "If". -Georgia

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  33. if is about telling is son if and it has good reption.Ho has seen the wind a peroson asking ho has seen the wind. I liked if more beacuse it has rhyme scheme.
    from the mouth of holt

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  34. The first poem "who has seen the wind," is about the wind who is gone but comes back. The second poem "IF~," is about a person who likes too think about ifs. I choose "Who has seen the wind as the winner because I could imagene it in my head. I could imagene the the leaves trembling and how the trees hang their heads.I also like the personification because it brings more attention the the poem.The personification is when the leaves are trembling and the trees heads are bowing down the person who wrote the poem gave the tree and the leaves human traits.-Tilly

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  35. The first poem "If" is about a man telling a boy to be very polite...then the boy is his son so he tells him to be dirty and to not be polite. I loved how I could imagine the man telling the boy things to do.The second poem "Who has seen the wind" is about somebody asking people if they have seen the wind before,unfortunately no one has seen the wind, but they all know when it's there.I also loved the pattern of the rhyme scheme too (A)(B)(C)(B).My winner is the poem "Who has seen the wind". I chose this one because the rhyme scheme was WAY better. I loved the Repetition in it too.The first and second lines repeated,and I LOVED it.It also made more sense than the other poem. A lesson I learned is to always believe in yourself. -CARSON NEUMANN!!!!!!!!!

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  36. The first poem is about what you can do in like and how you can do in life and how you can be happy in life and always be strong. I also the repetition of the word if. Anouther thing that I like is the rhyme scheme for example, If you trust yourself when all men dought you but make allowace for theirdoughting too. The second poem is about a person who is looking for the wind. I think that the winning poem should be "who has seen the wind?," because I like the repetition in the poem. For example, the auther repeats" who has seen the wind?" at the beginning of each stanza. The auther also uses personification. For example, she says "when the trees bow down their heads." I think that this should be the winning poem. - Livi

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  37. "If~" is about a father telling his son how to be a man.

    "Who Has Seen the Wind" is about the wind blowing.

    I like "If~". I like "If~" better because I like the title. I also like how they say if a lot. "If~" also makes more sense than "Who Has Seen the Wind". I also like the rhyme scheme, AAAABCBC, and I like the repetition, all about. I like "If~" better.
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  38. The first poem, " If~ " is about a boy becoming a man, and his father is saying, if, you do this then....

    The second poem, " Who has seen the wind?" is about someone asking if you've ever seen the wind. It is also about how the wind see's you!

    I liked the second one best because it had repetition when the author says,"Who has seen the wind", "Neither you nor I","But", and "The wind is passing". I also liked the Personification, because when it says, "But when the trees bow down their heads." Trees don't bow down or have heads. These are my reasons why I think "Who has seen the wind," is the winner.

    -Kaiser M

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