Read Game 8 poems. 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?
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The first poem, Do you Carrot all for me?, is about someone expressing their feelings in vegetables.
The second poem, The Castle in the Fire, is about a knight who saves a princess.
I picked The Castle in the Fire because it had more detail, it is a story, and it also has alliteration. For example,the author says, "Then, while we watch in wonder." That's why I chose The Castle in the Fire.
The first poem, "The New Suit", is about a new suit and how the person wearing it can't eat "ice cream, cake, and everything else". At the end, he says he'll wear old clothes instead.
ReplyDeleteThe second poem, "How to Eat a Poem", is saying don't be polite when you eat a poem. There aren't things that you have to throw away.
I chose the second poem, "How to Eat a Poem" by Eve Merriam. I chose this because I thought it was funny! None of the poems had a rhyme scheme. The only rhyme in "How to Eat a Poem" is ABCB. The rest does not have a rhyme scheme. That is why I chose "How to Eat a Poem".
-Ella
The first poem, The New Suit, is about someone that goes to a birthday party all dressed up.
ReplyDeleteThe second poem, How to Eat a Poem,compares reading poetry to eating fruit.
I picked How to Eat a Poem as the winner because it had more detail. For example, "For there is no core or stem or rind or pit or seed or skin to throw away." Also, I thought it was funny because they compared a poem to fruit.
The first poem, The New Suit, is about someone who has a very new and fancy suit on and he doesn’t want it to get dirty because it is new.
ReplyDeleteThe second poem, How to Eat a Poem, is about how to eat a poem like the title says, but you don’t eat a poem like regular food.
I choose How to Eat a Poem because It made me laugh. It says in the second paragraph, “ You do not need a knife or fork or spoon or plate or tablecloth.” It barely had a rhyme scheme, but The New Suit did not have one at all. That is why I picked How to Eat a Poem to win.
The poem, The New Suit, is about how messy some parties can get and how someone doesn't like getting dirty.
ReplyDeleteThe poem, How to Eat a Poem, is about what you supposed to do when you want to eat a poem.
For the winner I chose, The New Suit, because there is alliteration in most of the lines. Also, because the stanzas all go together well. Finally, because it reminds you about parties and how fun/messy they are.
The new suit is about a guy who goes to a party in a new suit.
ReplyDeleteHow to eat a poem is about someone who teaches you how to eat a poem.
I think how to eat a poem wins because because it has a alteration and the new suit has nothing really speicle.
The first poem, The New Suit, is about someone who has a very nice new suit on and does not want it to get dirty.
ReplyDeleteThe second poem, How to Eat a Poem, is about what you do when you want to eat a poem.
I choose How to Eat a Poem, it made me smile. It says in the first paragraph, "it is ready and ripe now, whenever you are" It does not really have a rhyme scheme, but neither did the new suit. That's why I like how to eat a poem.
The New Suit- This poem is about a suit shop which has many kinds of suits, and also it said "don't spill ice cream on it." I got this from the part when it said "striped suits, with ties, buttoned shoes, and brown socks."
ReplyDeleteHow to Eat a Poem- This poem is about a person telling you how not to be polite. I got this from the part when it said "Don't be polite. Bite in. pick it up with you fingers."
I say the winner is "How to Eat a Poem" because I like being messy. The first poem was a man's poem. The second poem is like some real people.
How to eat a poem is telling you how to eat poem. I like how it beat. For example, For there is no core or stem or rind or pit or seed or skin to throw away. Also, I like when it says, “Don’t be polite.Bite in.”
ReplyDeleteThe New Suit is about someone who is wearing a suit for a party. He could not eat anything because it could get on his suit. I like how it says the recommendations. For example, Don’t eat ice cream because it might drip. Juice, drink it slowly since it dribbles. Also, I like how it is funny.
I choose The New Suit as the winner because I like how it is longer. Also, I like how it names recommendations. How To eat A poem did not make sense for me. That is why i choose The New Suit.
The first poem, The new suit, is about a person who likes to be messy at parties but he can't because of his new suit. What i did not like about, The new suit, is it did not rhyme.
ReplyDeleteThe second poem, How to eat a poem, is about a person who says you don't have to be neat and polite when you eat a poem. It tells you what to do when you want to eat a poem. I liked this poem because it was funny.
I chose, How to eat a poem as the winner because it was really funny and it made me laugh. i liked the paragraph where the person said "there is no core or stem or rind or pit or skin to trough away."
The New suit is about a guy that gets a new suit and doesn't want to get anything on it.
ReplyDeleteHow to eat a poem is about someone eating a poem.
I pick how to eat a poem because it made me laugh. The New Suit didn't have a rhyme scheme.
I think The new Suit is about a man who is at a party and he wishes he wore something less fancy.
ReplyDeleteThe poem,How to eat a poem is about how to eat a poem.
I chose The New Suit because I have a better understanding.I like how it says I'll wear old clothes because it would be bad to get the new suit stained.
The New Suit it is about a man dressing very nice and is scared to get messy.
ReplyDeleteThe second poem How To Eat A Poem is opposite of The New Suit. How To Eat A Poem is so messy for example,don't be polite dig in!
I Choose How To Eat A Poem because it is really descriptive for example, There is no cor , rind, pit, stem,seed, or skin to through away.
I think the first poem, The New Suit, is about a boy talking about how he has to wear a suit and how next year he will wear his old clothes and enjoy cake, juice and ice cream
ReplyDeleteI think the second poem, How to Eat a Poem, is about eating a poem and it is always good to eat and there is nothing to throw away.
I choose… How to Eat a Poem because, I like how it is short and simple. Also I like explanations on how to do it. For example, For there is no core or stem or rind or pit or seed or skin to throw away. This is why I choose How to Eat a Poem.
I think that The New Suit is about someone making someone wear a new suit, but he doesn’t want to and not to dribble or eat anything because it might spill. He hates wearing suits, in the end he says that he will not wear a suit next time.
ReplyDeleteI did not understand How to eat a poem very much. The parts that I could understand were about someone telling the reader about how to eat a poem and that you can read them whenever you want, and that they are full of emotion and feeling.
MY winner is the new suit because it is about a kid who rebels and says I will not wear a suit next year. I would like a part two to this poem about next year, and what he does.
I also noticed how it did not have a rhyme scheme
ReplyDeleteThe first poem is The New Suit. The main idea is maybe about going to a party and dressing up nice. For example a terrific tie, button shoes, striped suit, and brown socks.
ReplyDeleteThe second poem was How to eat a poem. The main idea is the wrong way to eat food. It is also is a funny poem for kids.It also, has a personification which is and the juice may run down your chin.
I choose How to eat a poem because it had a good personification and had a good meaning which for example was to use your manners when you eat.That is why I think how to eat a poem is the winner.
The new suit is about a person with a new suit he hates.It was very funny.
ReplyDeletehow to eat a poem is about how you can eat a poem.it had no rhyme scheme. it was good.
the Winner is...
how to eat a poem. It was so funny. I loved how the writer wrote it.It said you do not have to be polite
The new suit is about someone who got a new suit and does not want to mess it up.
ReplyDeleteHow to eat a poem is about someone that is telling you how to eat a poem.
I choose how to eat a poem because I thought it was funny. I also thought it had a good rhyme scheme. That is the poem that I chose.
The new suit is about a guy who wanted to look nice for a party but he didn't enjoy wearing it.
ReplyDeletehow to eat a poem is literally about how to eat a poem I guess. I chose how to eat a poem because it was funny and I also liked it because it had no rhyme scheme. It had alliteration and metaphors.
How To Eat A Poem is about a person telling you how to eat a poem!
ReplyDeleteThe New Suit is about a person getting a new suit!
I chose How To Eat A Poem because it was very funny! The writer’s craft was imagery! Overall this poem was very good!
How to eat a poem is about teaching people that eating a poem is messy.
ReplyDeleteThe new suit is about someone getting a new suit and he doesn't want to get anything on it
I choose How to eat a poem. Because it is funny. It has ryming. And it has detail.
The New Suit is about a guy who got a new suit, but doesn't like wearing it because he has to keep it clean. I noticed it didn't rhyme a lot.
ReplyDeleteHow to Eat a Poem is about someone telling you not to be neat when you eat. I noticed this poem did not rhyme for most of the poem.
I chose How to Eat a Poem as the winner because it was very funny because the person was telling to eat food the wrong way. I noticed at the end the words rhymed. For example:
For there is no core
or stem
or rind
or pit
or seed
or skin.
The first poem,The New Suit,is about someone that got a new suit and doesn't want it to get dirty.
ReplyDeleteThe second poem,How To Eat A Poem,is about a guide on how to eat a piece of paper.
I choose......HOW TO EAT A POEM! Because it is funny and gives a fun impolite vibe.For example:It was funny when the text said:Don't be polite.Bite in.It was talking about being impolite and eating paper.The rhyme scheme is NOTHING!!!
The first poem, The New Suit, is about someone who got new clothes and can’t get them durty. I had a good imagery when I read this poem.
ReplyDeleteThe second poem, How to Eat a Poem, is about someone eating a poem and teaching someone how to eat a poem. I really liked the rhyme scheme.
I chose, How to Eat a Poem, as the winner because I got a good imagery in my mind. For example, I pictured someone eating a poem. Also I chose it because it was easier to understand. For example, I could understand that someone was eating a poem.
The first poem, The New Suit, is about a man picking out a suit, but there are so many requirements to the nice suit he wanted that he could not do anything and that people looked at him funny, and that next time a party like this came around, he would not bother and wear old clothes, so he would not have to worry about getting dirty.
ReplyDeleteThe second poem, How To Eat A Poem, is about a person explaining you can eat a poem you can bite right in, you do not need silverware or a napkin, you never need, to throw away you can dig right in.
I chose How To Eat A Poem, because it was humorous but it meant something. To me it meant poems are always good you can dig right into a good poem like it’s food and there is never ever a need to through a poem away it will always be just as good as it was before. It also had great writer's craft, even though it did not rhyme it sounded smooth in the writing because couplet and alliteration.
The first poem, The New Suit, was about a man that got a new suit for a party. He didn't eat or drink anything because he didn't want to get his new suit dirty. The man told himself after the party that he would be able to eat ice cream, and cake because he will wear old cloths next year.
ReplyDeleteThe second poem, How to Eat a Poem, is a silly poem that tells you how to eat a poem. He says you don't need a knife a fork or a spoon. Just dig in!
I chose How to Eat a Poem because it was amusing and funny to read. I noticed that it did not have a rhyme scheme. I had a picture in my mind of some kid biting into his poem. This is why I chose How To Eat A Poem.
The first poem, The new suit, is about a guy who wears his new fancy suit to his birthday party. Everyone is like, oh don’t get it to dirty. I liked the writer’s craft because it used many examples of why he wouldn’t want to get it dirty.
ReplyDeleteThe second poem, How to eat a Poem is about someone who is trying to be funny and saying don’t be polite, JUST EAT THE POEM! I like the writer’s craft because at the end it used many examples like, no stem, no core, and no rind.
I chose how to eat a poem because it was more funny than the 2. It wasn’t very serious as the new suit because I like the funny ones more. My favorite part was when he said lick the juice from the paper on your fingers.
The first poem, The New Suit is about a person who has a new suit and DOES NOT want to get it dirty!! He does not get the fun out of it. For example, it says, don't eat ice cream and juice, drink it slowly since it dribbles.
ReplyDeleteThe second poem, How To Eat A Poem is about someone saying don't be polite. For example, it says, pick it up with your fingers and lick the juice that may run down your chin.
I choose The New Suit because it is pretty funny. For example, it says, don't eat ice cream because it might drip. That is why I chose The New Suit.
I think The New Suit is about a guy thinking he was going to a proper party, but really it was an original party.
ReplyDeleteI think How To Eat A Poem is about someone telling me that there are no rules about eating a poem.
I think How To Eat A Poem won because it was fun and easy to read. I notice it did not have rhyme scheme. I liked the part when it said "Don't be polite. Bite in."
The first poem, The New Suit, is about a perfectly new suit. This man enjoys his nice outfit until he learns how you do NOT want to get it dirty. He is explaining how the next year he is not going to dress in a suit, he is going to dress in old clothes that he can get dirty in. There is no rhyme scheme in this poem.
ReplyDeleteNow the second poem is called How To Eat A Poem, is about someone who is literaly making a tutorial on how to eat a poem. This person says it's okay to not be polite in bite it. I like the way this author added some humor in the main idea. There is no rhyme scheme in this poem.
The poem I choose as the winner is How To Eat A Poem. I like the main idea a lot. I have been waiting to read this poem since the start of Poetry Madness. I'm normally someone who would choose one poem over another all beacause of the rhyme scheme. But in this case, I chose the one in my opinion with the best main idea. -Elliott
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.
The first poem the new suit is about a man going to a fun party in his new suit that he can't get dirty. When he arrives at the party he finds out that he can't do all this fun stuff in his new suit because, he will get it all dirty.
ReplyDeleteThe second poem is about someone giving advice about eating a poem, for example they say don't be polite dig into your poem and eat it all up.
I choose the first poem the new suit as the winner because it was more fun for example it was talking about how he couldn't eat cake in his new suit, just because he was worried he might get food on it. I also think It was really cute for example it had a tiny rhyme, and It was about all these things he couldn't do. He said that next year he will wear jeans and a t shirt.