You will need to read Casey at the Bat and Choosing Shoes.
Your response needs to be a paragraph with at least 3 sentences, but you do not need to summarize the meaning of the poems. Instead, your response should include the following information:
- Which poem's meaning is more important to you?
- What personal connection can you make?
- Which poet's craft do you enjoy more? Poet's craft can include repetition, word choice, rhyme, simile/metaphor, etc.
I chose Casey At Bat as the winner because it has deep meaning, and it's also funny to.
ReplyDeleteI have a connection to Casey At Bat because I also love to watch baseball but not all the time.
Casey At Bat has really good imagery because I can imagine a boy at a baseball field and he is liked by everyone. I can also imagine about to strike a ball. (I saw the Disney video?!)I also really can imagine myself at that exact baseball field watching him striking a ball.
This is why I choose Casey At Bat
I think Casey at Bat has more meaning because it;s about a kid that really needs to hit a hit for his team but he strikes out. I t is also a good learning moment for teams because they can't get mad at Casey just because he missed one hit even if it's hard.
ReplyDeleteI can make a connection because I've been in a game wear my team needs me to make free throws and I missed one.
I like Choosing Shoes rhyme scheme better how it goes AAAB AAAB and keeps repeating. I enjoyed both poems very much but I have to choose Casey At Bat. For This Battle!
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DeleteCasey at the bat has more meaning because it tells a lesson about to never get cocky.
ReplyDeleteI can connect to Casey at the bat because I have been to a baseball game where someone who I thought would do well struck out.
I like Casey at the bats writer's craft because It has a good rhyme scheme. This is why I choose Casey at the bat for game 1 of the final four.
Choosing shoes has more meaning to me. Because I go shoe shopping sometimes and am forced to go with my mom and sister.
ReplyDeleteI can make make a connetion with choosing shoes. Because when I am getting new school shoes I can't decide witch one.
Choosing shoes has a lot of poets craft. Its rhyme scheme is aaab. Plus I like the listing of differint words. Also I like the rythyme of the poem because its nice and steady.
I can make a connection with Casey At Bat because I have once struck out in a baseball game.
ReplyDeleteI think Casey At Bat has more meaning because it asks you a question that is not in the poem. The question is expect the unexpected.
I chose Casey At Bat because of it's imagery and it's life lesson that it teaches you. It is very meaningful and it asks you an important question that people might not assume and that important piece is to EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED no matter what the circumstances are.
Casey at bat had more meaning to me because I made a deep connection.
ReplyDeleteI can make a connection with Casey at bat because I love baseball to.
I liked the rhyme scheme in Casey at bat. Because I liked all the rhyming words in it. I choose Casey at bat because I love baseball.
I like Choosing Shoes' meaning. I like how they are looking at shoes but they can't decide. I could just imagine myself in there for hours trying to pick.
ReplyDeleteI made a connection with Casey at the Bat. When I was little I played on my brother's baseball team and I would strike out every time.
I like the poet's craft in choosing shoes. The rhyme scheme was AAAB. It reminded me of Dr. Suess.
This is why I choose Choosing Shoes.
Out of choosing shoes and casey at the bat, I choose Choosing shoes. I choose this poem because the meaning, there are many kinds that you can choose from, and you have to look at all of them.
ReplyDeleteI choose choosing shoes get shoes. I choose this poem because I like to get shoes.
Choosing shoes has a lot of imagery and I really enjoy the imagery. For example when it says" stump along like that shoes",I think of stomping shoes. I really enjoy this poem and think it is very funny.
I choose Choosing Shoes
I think Casey at bat has a deeper meaning. for example, sometimes people expect something because of the way they look but it turns out that it is the opposite . that's what happened in the poem casey at bat .
ReplyDeleteI can make a connection with choosing shoes . Because whenever I have to pick out a pair of sneakers it takes me about thirty minutes . in the end I usually pick out a pair.
Casey at bat has a lot of poets craft . One of them is it uses Repetition like "it looked extremely rocky for the mudville nine that day the score stood two to four, with but one inning left to play".I choose casey at bat also because its funny.
I liked Casey at the bat. It had more meaning to me because It shows how everyone isn't perfect.
ReplyDeleteI can make a connection to it because I have done the same thing before.
I liked the writer's craft. It really detailed and when I read it it's like i'm there. It's just a really nice story to.
This is why I think that Casey at the Bat should win.
Casey at bat is more important to me then Choosing Shoes. It is more important to me because my dad played baseball when he was younger.
ReplyDeleteA connection I can make with this poem is that I played baseball.
My favorite writers craft in this poem is personification. For example, in Casey at the Bat it says, “Five thousand tongues applauded” and tongues can not applaud.
I choose Casey at the Bat as the winner. :-)
I chose CHOOSING SHOES because I think it has a very cool and up beat rhyme scheme(AAABCCCBDDDBAAAB)
ReplyDeleteI can make a connection to CHOOSING SHOES Because my mom likes to go shopping aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaall of the time.
I like the rhyme scheme in Casey At Bat. It is AABB. In choosing shoes I relate to it, sometimes I can't choose the right shoes. It was a tough decision but,
ReplyDeleteI choose Casey At Bat.
I like Casey at the bat because its meaning is that if your a big professional all-star you can mess up and miss to.
ReplyDeleteI can make a connection to Choosing shoes because i like shoes but i hate normal shoes i only like shoes that most people wouldn't wear.
And the winner is..............................................................................................................................CHOOSING SHOES!!!!!! because of the connection and the rhyme scheme.
I like it alot
DeleteCasey at Bat has more meaning to me because I play baseball and I enjoy playing baseball way more than choosing shoes. Casey at Bat also is a funny poem.
ReplyDeleteI can make a connection with Casey at Bat because I have played baseball just like Casey.
Casey at Bat has a rhyming pattern (AABB). It is also called a quatrain. Also, this poem has imagery. While reading this poem I have a picture in my mind of what is happening.
I chose Casey at Bat as winner.
The meaning of Casey at the Bat is more important to me because it is saying you should not brag. I can make a connection with Choosing Shoes because I never know which shoes to pick. I like the poet's craft of Choosing Shoes because the rhyme scheme is (aaab). I choose Casey at the Bat as the winner.
ReplyDeleteI think that casey at bat has a deeper meaning because if you always have high expectations then you will be wrong a lot.
ReplyDeleteI have experienced what it is like to strikeout in baseball game. I also know what it is like to be let down.
I like the Quatrains in Choosing shoes. I also like the Imagery with all of the colors and bows(Red pink and blue shoes) I also like how it went from bright expensive shoes to dull and trashy shoes.
I chose (drum roll please....) CHOOSING SHOES
I chose Choosing Shoes as the winner because it is so weird how all shoes are different with laces, velcro,etc
ReplyDeleteI also like the poem in general.
I also liked this poem because during the week, I have to find the right shoes and rummage the right shoes for the right day.
Finally,I like the imagery that the poet puts in Choosing Shoes and in almost every line is the word shoes. This poem also has a rhyme scheme of aaab. That is why I chose Choosing Shoes.
I choose choosing shoes because it is kinda like my mom because she goes shopping all the for random stuff like shoes that wouldn't even last a week. I can make a connection like when I am in a video game store like gamestop or something I will go crazy. That is why I vote for Choosing shoes.
ReplyDeleteI think Casey at Bat has a deeper meaning because it was all about not getting cocky. For example, Casey thinks he'll hit it out of the park and win the game for his team but in the end because he was so haughty he ended up making the loss even worse.
ReplyDeleteI can make a connection to Choosing Shoes because when my mom and I are shopping for school shoes I always want the bright colored ones with the cool laces but in the end I end up with the most practical shoes.
I liked the poet's craft in Choosing Shoes because it painted a picture in my mind of a little girl trying on shoes. Also, it used the rhyme scheme A.A.A.B. to give the poem a nice flow. Finally, it reminded me of Goldilocks and the Three Bears because the girl couldn't find one pair of shoes just right.
I chose Choosing Shoes as the winner.
I chose Casey At Bat because it is a fun and silly poem and it has more meaning. It is a fun and silly poem because it has a really good baseball player but he fails utterly. It has a deeper meaning because it says sometimes the best don't even win.
ReplyDeleteI also liked this poem because I have been placed confidence in but failed. For example, my friends thought I could make a hard shot but I missed.
Finally, I liked this poem because it has poets craft. It has a good rhyme scheme. For example it goes aa,bb,cc,dd, and so on. It also has good couplets. It also has quatrains and couplets. For example, it is quatrain number thirteen. It has wordplay too. For example, it said "Cooney died at second."
I really like this poem.
Choosing Shoes has a deeper meaning because I feel like Casey at the Bat is just about how a baseball team lost, and Choosing Shoes is about well, Choosing Shoes.
ReplyDeleteAlso, I have a connection to Choosing Shoes because when I go shoe shopping there are so many options.
Finally, the poet's craft I enjoy is in Choosing Shoes. I like how the rhyme scheme is A, A, A, B, C, C, C, B, D, D, D, B, A, A, A, B. Lastly, I love the imagery.
I choose Choosing Shoes!
The one that has more meaning to me is choosing shoes because I liked all the detail in a the different shoes.
ReplyDeleteI can make a connection to casey at bat because my dad plays baseball and I love to watch him at his game and at home
I like the writes craft more in choosing shoes I like shopping at shoes a lot,it also made lots and lots of imagery in my mind I liked all the shoes it explained.
I choose choosing shoes and I hope you do to
The poem, Casey at the bat, had a deeper meaning for me because I have had times where I lost a game.
ReplyDeleteI can make a connection with Casey at the bat because sometimes I lose things to.
But I loved the poet's craft in Choosing Shoes. I loved the compound sentences like, wipe-them-on-the-mat-shoes and, stop-along-like-that-shoes and others to. I also loved the rhyme scheme to.
I choose Choosing Shoes. (. .)
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I have a connection with choosing shes because I know how hard it is to choos shoes especially with Ben as your brother.
ReplyDeleteI choose choosing shoes because of the funny word
play.
I like choosing shoes craft more because it has funny wordplay and rhymes all the different types of shoes it rhymes about.
I think Casey at the bat has more meaning because it tells a lesson on how to never get cocky.
ReplyDeleteI can relate to Choosing shoes because I think that all shoes are great.
I like Casey at the bat's writers craft because it has good rhymes and imagery.