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 2 and Game 4.
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
Make sure your answer is detailed and explains the three bullet points.
Here is an example of proficient writing:
Mother to Son has a more important meaning to me because it is talking about a
woman who was probably a slave telling her boy that life isn't going to be easy. I really think that goes close to my heart. I feel bad for them.
My connection is with the poem, Casey at the Bat. I have been on a softball team before and struck out when my team really needed a hit. I can imagine how the fans and the player feel when the game is over and they do not win.
I like Mother to Son's poem craft more because it rhymes better and the way it is
written sounds like the mother is from the South.For example, she says, "I'se been a-climbin' on" and "turnin' corners".
I pick Mother to Son as my winner.
I think Roger the Dog has a more important meaning because sometimes you just need to lay back and relax.
ReplyDeleteMy connection is with Roger the Dog because I am lazy and all I want to do is sit on the couch and watch TV.
I like Roger the Dog's writers craft because it is an AA rhyme scheme and it has couplets. For example,
He hogs the fire, he bakes his head,
As if it were a loaf of bread.
This is why I chose Roger the Dog.
I feel like Roger the Dog has a more important meaning to me because I used to have a dog like that. Sadly she passed away so that's why it has a more important meaning. It isn't a very important lesson though.
ReplyDeleteMy connection is with Roger the Dog. My connection is that I used to have a dog that was so lazy that she just sat everywhere.
I like the rhyme scheme of Roger the Dog. The reason I like it because it has couplets and I feel like it has good rhythm with those.
I choose Roger the Dog as the winner.
Roger the dog has more important meaning because it is talking about a dog. Who has seen the wind doesn't really have any meaning so I had to pick Roger the dog for more meaning.
ReplyDeleteMy connection is to Roger the dog because I can be lazy to. That is my connection.
I liked the poem craft in Roger the dog because I thought that it was funny. For example, lug him like a log.
I pick Roger the dog.
Roger the dog has a more important meaning because it is about a guy's dog and a man and a dog is a big relationship who has seen the wind is just about a guy asking who has seen the wind.
ReplyDeleteMy connections with the poem is to Roger the dog because I go to my friend's house and he also has a lazy dog
I liked Roger the dog's craft better because it had similis. The rhyme scheme was aa. There was also personification. It also has alliteration like digs down deep, flops flat, and rece romp.
I chose Roger the dog
Game 2
ReplyDeleteThe poem that is more important to me is Who has seen the wind because, it means that not everybody does the same things as you. Someone might like sports, and the other might like math more. I think this because the wind goes one different direction, and someone goes one direction. But the wind can also turn.
My connection is to Who has Seen the Wind. I connect to it because, I think that I’m only going to do this in my life. But when I see something else, I think that I’m going to do something else.
I liked the writer’s craft better on Roger the dog because, it had alliteration, and an AA rhyme scheme. I like poems better when they rhyme.
Who Has Seen The Wind has a more important meaning to me because it is not about a fat revolting dog.
ReplyDeleteMy connection with the poem,Who Has Seen The Wind is that sometimes I am walking around a store.No one can see me but they know I am there.
I like Who Has Seen The Wind's poem craft more because it is a quatrain for example the text says:
Who has seen the wind?
Neither I nor you:
But when the leaves hang trembling,
The wind is passing through.
I choose Who Has Seen The Wind as the winner
Who Has Seen The Wind? Has a more important meaning to me because it really makes you think, for example it says who has seen the wind? Neither I nor you but when the leaves hang trembling the wind is passing through. It makes me think that we never really notice that wind is there or that it is real,and we never think of it as something living such as a tree.
ReplyDeleteMy connection with the poem, Roger The Dog, is my dog Harold. He rarely is not sleeping and he would do anything for food. We once tried to take him out on a walk and when he got tired and laid down in the middle of the road until one of us carried him all the way home.
I liked Roger The Dog’s writer’s craft more because they used couplets such as, ease fleas, and dog log. They also used alliteration such as, digs down deep, and dinner dish. I thought they did great in alliteration, couplet, and rhyme scheme. Roger The Dog had a great rhyme scheme.
I chose Roger THe Dog.
Roger the Dog has a meaning where you can be lazy a lot.It is not a very important meaning, but it is still a meaning.
ReplyDeleteMy connection is with the poem, Roger the Dog because I am very lazy a lot. It is fun because you don't have to do anything.
I like Who has Seen The wind's poem craft because I rhymes really well and it is easy to read.
I choose Roger the Dog to win.
Who has seen the wind. Has a meaning that is about you can't see the wind but you can feel the wind and hear the wind. For example who has seen the wind neither I nor you.
ReplyDeleteRoger the dog is about a lazy dog who only uses his strength to eat food. For example, Asleep he wheezes he hogs the fire he works hard to empty his dish, he saves his strength to gobble and chomp.
I think that Who has seen the wind had a better writer's craft because it had a good rhyme scheme that was ABCB.
I chose Roger the dog as the winner because it had a good meaning to the poem and I was able to find examples why it had a good meaning.
Roger the Dog doesn't really have a meaning, but it was funny that a dog can be that lazy, because most dogs I’ve seen are jumping all over the place.
ReplyDeleteI don’t really have a connection because my neighbor has a dog that is SOOOOO jumpy. I haven’t really seen any lazy dogs like that.
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I like Roger the Dog’s writer’s craft better because it has rhyme scheme, flea and ease, head and bread, dog and log.
Roger the dog is meaningful to me because i use to have a dog. It has a really funny part where a dog rolls on the ground.
ReplyDeleteMy connection with roger the dog is i use to have a dog and he was really cute. He made me sick so we gave him away. He is still alive.
I like who has seen the wind’s rhyme scheme because it is very smooth. It has a good rhythm and has a good beat.
To me, Who Has Seen The Wind has a better meaning than Roger The Dog. I think it is more serious than Roger The Dog. I choose the meaning by how serious it is. I like the way they describe the wind with the personification. I love the meaning.
ReplyDeleteI have a better connection with Roger The Dog than Who Has Seen The Wind. That is because I have two dogs and they are not lazy but they are crazy. They are always doing something they shouldn't be doing like how Roger takes up the fire. My connection is pretty strong with this poem.
I like the writer's craft in Roger The Dog better than the other poem. The way they describe Roger is phenomenal. They really picked the perfect words for this poem. The rhyme scheme is AABBCC. As much as I love rhyming, I think this poem has a little too much.
I choose Roger The Dog as the winner.
Roger The Dog has the most meaning to me because I had a dog like that. [he was lazy].
ReplyDeleteI have the most connection from roger the dog. My dog was very lazy also. for example, he never woke up till 9:30 in the morning!!!!!!
Roger The Dog has the best poet's craft to me. My favorite poet's craft is rhyme scheme and it had rhyme scheme. For example, ease and fleas and dog and log.
I choose Roger The Dog!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteWho has seen the wind has a more important meaning because you can't see the wind.
ReplyDeleteI have a connection with roger the dog because I have a dog.
I like roger the dog´s writers craft because it rhymes better.
I choose rodger the dog.
Who has seen the wind has a more important meaning to me because it is the serious poem, and all the serious poems have the more important meaning.
ReplyDeleteTHe poem I can make a connection with is Roger the dog, the reason I can make this connection is because I had a dog named Ally and she was so lazy and only got up to eat.
I pick Roger the dog as the winner.
Roger The Dog gas more meaning and connection because I had a dog that was really lazy. She lived to 13 years old.
ReplyDeleteWho has Seen The Wind has better writers craft. It is mere descriptive. Example, the trees bow down to the wind.
I choose Roger The Dog!!!!!
Roger the Dog has a more important meaning to me because it says it’s okay to be lazy. I think that is funny… but true.
ReplyDeleteMy connection is with the poem, Roger the Dog. I chose this because I can connect with being lazy, because I do that every weekend. ;)
I like Who Has Seen the Wind?’s poem craft more because I like the rhyme scheme. For example, the rhyme scheme is ABCB ABCB.
I chose Roger the Dog as my winner.
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The poem Who Has Seen the Wind is more important to me because it tells how you can’t see the wind but you know it is there. Like friendship.
ReplyDeleteMy connection is with Roger the Dog. I normally save all my energy for one thing.
I like the rhyme scheme in Who Has Seen the Wind because every line doesn’t rhyme but the ones that do sound great. It is ABCBADED. Also because alliteration.
For the winner I chose, Who Has Seen the Wind.
Roger The Dog has no meaning and means nothing in particular but I guess it means it’s fun to be lazy which I totally agree with. I feel like I relate to this because sometimes I feel like I am incapable of doing things.
ReplyDeleteWho has seen the wind is a poem someone but not me can relate to, God. I think this because you can’t see him but you know he’s always there for you. Also when it says the trees bow down their heads I think it means for God.
Who has seen the wind won for me because of it’s meaning. I like how it describes everything and I can really see the image. I can see the trees shaking and swaying.
To me, Roger the Dog has a more important meaning. Most people don’t think this is true but I think it is about how it is okay to be different.
ReplyDeleteMy connection with the poem Roger the Dog is he is lazy and I am also lazy sometimes. Also, I love to eat.
I like Roger the Dogs poem craft more. It makes a lot of sense because it has a very good rhyme scheme. AABBCCDDEE.
I chose Roger the Dog as the winner.
Roger the dog has an important meaning to me because it is a dog who has a awesome life and is super lazy. ( just like my dog.)
ReplyDeleteMy connection is with the poem, Roger the dog. It was just like my dog EXACTLY. They do everything the same.
I like Roger the dogs poem craft of imagery because it made more sense to me and was easy to understand. I liked the rhyme scheme also. I like when it said “ He’ll work as hard as you could wish, empting his dinner dish.”
I pick Roger the dog as my winner.
Roger the Dog has more meaning to me because it is about a very lazy dog. I have been around lazy dogs and seen lazy dogs. He is so lazy it even says, “He only wakes up to scratch his flees.”
ReplyDeleteMy connection is with Who has Seen the Wind because nobody can see the wind. The title states the meaning of the poem. On the first and second line of the first paragraph it says, “Who has seen the wind, Neither I nor you.”
I like the writer’s craft of Roger the Dog. It had a very good rhyme scheme that was AA in every paragraph. Every paragraph was a couplet. The one that I liked was “You can roll him with your foot, He’ll stay snoring where he’s put.”
I choose Roger the Dog to win.
Who has seen The Wind has a more important meaning to me. You can not see the wind but it is there is the meaning. I love how the poet describes it.
ReplyDeleteI have a better connection with Roger The Dog because I feel like a dog sometimes. Sometimes I feel lazy like Rodger. Another reason is I love to eat. That is why I have a better connection with Roger the Dog.
I like Rodger the Dog’s poet craft more because it rhymes better in my opinion. For instance, he hogs the fire, he bakes his head As it were a loaf of bread. Also, I like the rhyme scheme, aa bb cc dd.
I choose Roger the Dog as my winner.
I have a deeper meaning with who has seen the wind because it feels like hope and other things you can’t see.
ReplyDeleteMy connection to Roger the dog is how lazy he is. I will not do anything that's not worth it.
I chose Roger the Dog because it is so random it's funny. I like how he only does what he wants to for example, it says he saves all his strength for gobble and chomp.
I chose ROGER THE DOG as my winner.
Roger the Dog talks about how a lazy dog never wakes up for food, tennis balls, and to play with his owner. I got this from the part when it said “You can roll him with your foot, he’ll stay snoring where he’s put.
ReplyDeleteWho has Seen the Wind talk’s about how you nor I can see the wind, but when the tree’s bow you know the wind is here. I got this from when it said “But when the trees bow down their heads, The wind is passing by.”
I like Roger the Dog because he’s like the opposite of my dog Lizzie. She’s has a lot of energy, and she never stops running
I pick Roger the Dog as my winner
Who has seen the wind has a better meaning to me because it is about to people walking down the street not seeing the wind but seeing a leafe blowing in the wind and feeling the wind.
ReplyDeleteRoger the Dog means more to me Because I have a conection with the poem.I have a dog and it seems like he does the same thing roger does.
I choose roger the dog as my winner because the writers craft is good.The Rhyme scheme is really good I think.
I pick roger the dog as my winner!
I think How to Eat a poem has a cool meaning because it was about fruit and a poem at the same time. That is why I think How to Eat a Poem has a better meaning.
ReplyDeleteMy connection is with How to Eat a Poem because sometimes I write funny stories that compares things.
I like Do you Carrot all for me’s poem craft more because it made more sense. Also it was funny because it compared things like carrots and beets and made a funny poem.
I choose How to Eat a Poem as the winner.