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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?
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The first poem, Dust of Snow, is about a boy who is having a bad day until a crow lands on the tree above him, shakes the dust of snow on him, and gives his heart a change of mood.
I choose Mother to Son as the winner because it touched my heart and showed me that no matter if something is hard you should always move forward.Also, the author repeated lines to emphasize the message. It is a great story because it teaches you to persevere.That is why I chose Mother to Son.
Roger The Dog is about a dog named Roger who is very lazy!
ReplyDeleteThe Falling Star is about a person seeing a falling star and describing what it looked like!
I chose Roger The Dog because it was very silly how Roger the dog was so lazy but then chomped down his food so fast! The writer's craft is a funny poem! This poem was amazing
The falling star had a good rhyme scheme.It was not long at all the meaning was the person saw a star that they liked.
ReplyDeleteRoger the dog was about a lazy dog that loved to eat. The Rhyme scheme was very good I had a good pic in my mind.
the winner is roger the god it was a lot easier to under stand. it was very good
Falling star is about someone wishing on a falling star. Roger the dog is about a lazy dog and all he does is eat and sleep. I chose Roger the dog because I liked the simile on stanza 16. I also liked Roger the dog because he is lazy. I think that connects to me because I am lazy sometimes
ReplyDeleteRoger the dog is about a lazy dog who enjoys sleep,I enjoyed this poem because it really set an image in your mind and it was humorous. I enjoyed the writer's craft because it rhymed and had a good syllable count.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed, The Falling Star, because it is very true and it sets a beautiful picture in your head about a shooting star and a women making a wish on it. I also enjoyed the writer's craft because it didn’t rhyme as much but I liked that it had good syllable count which made it sound smooth and clear.
I choose Roger The Dog as the winner because I thought it had great writer’s craft because it had rhyme and syllable count and was very enjoyable because of the humor.
Roger the dog
ReplyDeleteIt is talking about how roger is in deep sleep and if you do stuff to him he won't wake. For example, you can roll him like a log and he will be awake.
the falling star
The falling star is about a person who sees a shooting star in the sky. For example, it says that i saw a star sliding down the sky i thought it was a shooting star.
The WINNER The falling star!!!!
I chose the falling star because this was about a shooting star that she sees. It says that Too quick and slide down the sky. This is a good poem and i hope it wins.
The first poem was Roger The Dog it is about a dog that is lazy and funny dog who makes the boy or girls emotions happy.
ReplyDeleteI think the writers craft had a good rhyme scheme to the poem.
The second poem was The Falling Star it is about a star that makes a boy or girl feel emotions about the star.
I think the writers craft is you can believe in anything you want. Also, I thought it had a good rhyme scheme.
I chose Roger The Dog as the winner it made me feel happy and it had a good purpose in the poem.
The main idea about Roger The Dog is a very lazy dog who snores and hogs the fireplace. The writer's craft was an couplet pattern, because first two lines rhymed and the second two lines rhymed and so on.
ReplyDeleteThe main idea of The Falling Star is a shooting star that is so bright and quick to see for very long and it is the best star to make a wish on.The writer did an AABBCC pattern. It was very easy to picture.
I chose Roger The Dog as the winner because it was very easy to picture and I understood it a lot and it made me smile!!!
Roger the dog was about a dog who was very lazy and would not get up, he would only get up for food.
ReplyDeleteThe falling star is about a shooting star and somebody was saying you only have 1 wish.
I chose roger the dog because I liked that the dog was very lazy. He would only get up for food. I thought the writers purpose was ryme sceme.
Roger The Dog, is about a fat dog that is really lazy. They have a lot of sarcasm included in this poem like "He'll work as hard as you wish finishing his dinner dish.".
ReplyDeleteThe second poem was The Falling Star. It is about a man/boy who see's a shooting star. He says it is priceless in a way that is not with money. It has a moral to it. It says to choose your wishes wisely.
I chose The Falling STar over Roger The Dog. I think it has more meaning than Roger The dog. For example, it says "Too burninng and too quick to hold, Too lovely to be bought or sold. I also liked the rhyme scheme. It was AABB.
I think Roger the Dog is about a dog that is so lazy that he only gets up to scratch his fleas!
ReplyDeleteI think Falling Star is about a shooting star that is here than leaves.
I chose Roger the Dog because it was funny and relatable. I noticed there were similes. For Example, it says," Like a miner into sleep."
-Campbell
Rodger the dog is about a dog named rodger. It tells about what he does. He snores, sleeps, and wakes up to starching fleas. The falling star is about a star. It goes through the sky. Can not be bought or sold. You can only make one wish. Then it will be gone... I choose Rodger The Dog as the winner because it makes more sense and it is very funny. I like when it was he wakes up to sraching fleas. Also, I like when it says he saves his strengh to gobble and chomp.
ReplyDeleteroger the dog is amazing
DeleteI know it is amazing!!!!!!!!!!
DeleteThe first poem, "Roger the Dog", is about a person talking about his/her dog, and what the dog does. I like the part where it says, "He hogs the fire, he bakes his head as if t were a loaf of bread.".
ReplyDeleteThe second poem, "The Falling Star", is about how a person sees a falling star (like the title) and what it does.
I chose "Roger the Dog" because I liked how it was funny, and I also liked the rhyme scheme. The rhyme scheme is A A, B B, C C, D D, E E, F F, G G, H H. That's why I chose "Roger the Dog".
-Ella
I think Roger the Dog by Ted Hughes is about a dog named roger who is very lazy. I know this because it reads asleep he wheezes at his ease. He only wakes to scratch his fleas.
ReplyDeleteI think Falling Star by Sara Teasdale is about a shooting star that only to make wishes and then it will go away forever.
I choose the winner as Roger the Dog by Ted Hughes because it makes me laugh when it say's He hogs the fire, he bakes his head As if it were a loaf of bread
Roger the dog is about a dog that is lazy and sleepy but he will work as hard as you wish. The moral to me is don't judge a book/dog by his/her cover.
ReplyDeleteSomeone making a wish on a star and talking about how beautiful it is.
My winner is Roger the Dog because it is longer,cuter and more overall meaningful.
The first poem, Roger the Dog is about a dog named Roger who is VERY LAZY that stays on the ground the whole day!
ReplyDeleteThe second poem, The Falling Star, is about a burning star that was going north. The star was good at making wishes.
I choose Roger the Dog as the winner because the great choice of rhyme scheme. The pattern was AA BB CC DD EE FF GG HH.
Rodger the dog is about a dog who sleeps a lot and does not do anything else except eat.
ReplyDeleteThe falling star is about a shooting star and what it looks like. It is also very short.
I choose Rodger the dog because it is a really good poem and had a good amount of words.
The first poem, Roger the dog, is about a dog who is so lazy he only gets up to scratch his fleas! he saves his strength to eat, which i love!
ReplyDeleteThe second poem, The falling star, is about a person who who sees a shooting star that is burning and to fast to hold and too lovely to be bought or sold!
I choose Roger the dog as the winner because i liked how the dog is super lazy and only gets up for food! i picked Roger the dog because it super funny and was just like my dog.
The first poem, Roger the Dog, is about a dog named Roger who loves to sleep and loves to eat.
ReplyDeleteThe second poem, The Falling Star, is about a girl that sees a beautiful star in the sky.
I chose Roger the dog as the winner because I love dogs. Also it is a really good, well written poem about a dog. I can relate to this poem because I love to eat and sometimes I am lazy.
Roger the dog is about what he likes to do.And I think it wins!
ReplyDeleteFor Falling star I read it and it did not make any sense to me.
I think Roger the dog is about a lazy dog who saves all of his energy to eat.
ReplyDeleteI think falling star is about things to pure to be sold or bought, but to look at the beauty of it.
My favorite is falling star because it is meaning, how some things will always be pure and full of beauty. Falling Stars is good only to make wishes, which means its for everyone not for only 1 person. It reminds me of a night sky full of stars and a single star falling.
The poem, The Falling Star, is about a person explaining how priceless shooting stars are.
ReplyDeleteThe poem, Roger the Dog, is about a dog that doesn't like getting up out of bed but, once he is awake he is energetic.
I chose, The Falling Star, because the rhyme scheme went well together. Also, the song is about how priceless some things are like shooting stars. Finally, all of the words flow together in a great way.
Roger the dog is about an old dog who eats. He doesn't play. He sleeps.
ReplyDeleteThe falling star is serious because It talks about a star. My favorite line is to lovely to be bought.
I choose Roger The Dog because it is about an old dog. Roger lives his life. He only sleeps and eats. He doesn't play. He is living and happy. That is why I chose Roger The Dog.
I think Roger the dog is about a dog that is silly playful and likes to sleep.
ReplyDeleteI think The falling star is about a shooting star is shooting across the sky and amazing everyone.
I choose... Roger The Dog, because I enjoy the good humor. For example, one of the stanzas says," Asleep he wheezes at his ease, He only wakes to scratch his fleas. I also like the rhyme scheme.
The Falling Star- This poem is about a falling star zoming across the north skis, and can't be touched
ReplyDeleteRoger The dog- This story is about a really lazy dog.
I think the winner is the falling star, I chose this because rminds me of my grandmothers farm.
The falling star is about a person describing the look of a falling star
ReplyDeleteRoger the dog is about a really lazy dog
I chose roger the dog because it is funny
The main idea for Rodger The Dog is about a dog who is very lazy .Roger loves to sleep. For example, it says You can roll him with your foot, He'll stay snoring where he's put.
ReplyDeleteI think the main idea for The Falling Star is about someone sitting on their fronts porch when a shooting star goes by. It has a lot of rhymes. For example, sky and by rhyme and hold and sold rhymes.
I chose Roger The Dog because it has a lot of rhymes. For example, head and bread, wish and dish all rhyme.
I think, Roger the Dog, is about a very crazy dog. since he is crazy sometimes he gets what he wants. I liked the rhyme scheme of this poem.
ReplyDeleteI think, The Failing Star, is about a beautiful star. I really liked the rhyme scheme of this poem.
I chose The failing Star, because it was easier to understand. Also it was quick and fun to read. Another reason is, I had a good image in my head when I read this poem.
The first poem, This is Just to Say is about someone who ate a somebody else's plums.
ReplyDeleteThe second poem, Choosing Shoes is about someone who is trying to figure out what kind of shoes she will buy.
I chose Choosing Shoes as the winner because it had a good rhyme scheme AAABAAAB. Also, I like shoes and this poem is about shoes. My last reason I chose Choosing Shoes as my winner is because it made a lot of sense compared to This is just to say.