You will need to read Mother to Son and Life Doesn't Frighten Me.
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. You must discuss two types of poet's craft and give examples from the poem.
I think mother to son is more meaningful to me because it encouraging.
ReplyDeletei have a connection to Mother to son because my mom talks to me and my brother and about how life isn't perfect and is not always going to go your way. but enjoy it.
Life doesn't frighten me has better writer's craft because it has imagery because you can make a picture in your head about what is happening.
I chose Mother to Son as the winner
life doesn't frighten me has better writer's craft because it has imagery because when it says Dragons breathing flame and Big ghost in clouds in builds up a picture.
DeleteMother to Son meant so much to me because his mom was telling her son about how her life hasn’t been no crystal stair for her and that you should never give up. Keep climbing no matter what just try your hardest. That is why Mother to Son is more meaningful to me.
ReplyDeleteI can make a connection with Mother to Son because my Mom tells me to never give up, and to try me hardest because if you give it your all you may just succeed, and surpass others with just effort and grit.
I liked the writer’s craft in Life Doesn’t Frighten me. The writer’s craft was Imagery EX: I go boo Make them shoo. Also rhyme scheme EX: Tough guys Fight all alone at night.
I pick Mother to Son
I think Mother to son has a deeper meaning because it is a poem about a mom telling her kid to keep going on in life even if it gets hard.
ReplyDeleteI can make a connection to Life Doesn’t Frighten Me. I sometimes am afraid of storms, but sometimes I am not. So I like to get my wet when it rains and play outside and inside. But when I am outside and it is raining, I sometimes don’t put my hood up because I want to get wet.
I think Life Doesn’t Frighten Me has better writers craft. First it had Rhyme scheme, for example, Bad dogs barking loud, Big ghosts in a cloud. The poem also had repetition because it repeated “Life doesn’t frighten me at all,” alot.
I chose Life Doesn’t Frighten Me as the winner.
The poem Mother To Son is more meaningful to me because It sounded like that mother was a slave. And I feel bad for slaves that are mothers and have been captured just to mine stuff and work for people greedy, and lazy enough not to do it themselves. I have a connection with Mother to son Because my mom is always telling me to look on the good side and not the bad ones, You will always have bad days and good days. But the main part is to always look on the bright side.
ReplyDeleteMother to son is the winner because it used great repetition because it said and in three lines. I also like it because she is telling her son to stay positive and look on the good side.
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ReplyDeleteMother to Son, has a more important meaning to me. For example, I like how the meaning is a mo telling her son to keep going when life gets rough.
ReplyDeleteI can make a connection to Mother to son when it says, Sometimes going in the dark with no light. Because, I have been it situations where I feel like the lights have been turned off and there is no way to turn them back on.
I like Mother to Son’s writer’s craft the most. This writer used a lot of metaphors. Two examples of metaphors are when it says, Life for me ain’t been no crystal stair, and, Life has had tacks in it and splinters.
I choose, Mother to Son, as the winner.
To me “Mother to Son” has a better meaning to me because it is about a mother that might have been a slave and that is telling her son life is a wavy road and their are good and bad times and keep on pushing.Also,I thought it met people might be mean to you just keep on pushing.
ReplyDeleteI have a connection with mother to son because my mom is always telling me the same thing and to keep on pushing.
I like the writer's craft for Mother to son more because I like how it puts imagery in my head when it says And places with no carpet floor.Also, I like when it says at the beginning and the end when it says Life ain't been no crystal stair.
I think Mother to Son has a better meaning because my parent are always teaching me lessons. In the poem, it is about a mother talking to her son about how when times get tough and you just have to keep going.
ReplyDeleteMy connection with Mother to Son is my parents and sometimes my sister. They’re always teaching me lessons about how to be more polite or concentrating on something to get it right.
I choose Mother to Son because of the writer's craft. I like the repetition because it repeats a sentence at the beginning and end. The sentence is, “Life for me ain’t been no crystal stair”. I also like the rhyme scheme because it goes like, ABCD and most of the other poems have AA or BB.
Mother to son l, is more meaningful to me than the other poem. I like how it is about a mother telling her son that life doesn't always come easy.
ReplyDeleteI can connect because my mother and father tell me life is not going to be easy sometimes.
Mother to son has a better writer’s craft to me than the other poem. I think it used repetition when it said “ life ain't no crystal stair” twice in the poem. I also think that it used Imagery when it said “ Life for me ain't been no crystal stair” i imagined a crystal stair.
The winner is Mother to Son.
I choose Mother To Son for my meaning because A mom is telling her son that life is hard for her and her son when he grows up will maybe have to deal with it when he grows up if the slavery doesn’t stop.
ReplyDeleteI choose mother to son for my meaning because My mom always said can you help me and the best thing you can do is help. I choose Life doesn’t Frighten Me for writers craft. The repetition and the imagery
I choose Mother To Son
DeleteImagery because I can picture something like something scary,a person knocking at my door.
DeleteGood choice!!
ReplyDeletei agree
DeleteMother to son is about a mother who is probably a slave talking to her son about how life will not be easy for him.
ReplyDeleteI made a connection with mother to son because my mom talks to me about my future.
I choose mother to son as the winner because I liked the writer’s craft. The poem used repetition and metaphors. It used repetition when it repeats the line “ life for me ain’t been no crystal stair.” it uses metaphors when it says “it’s had tacks in it , and splinters , and boards all torn up.”
I choose Mother To Son as the winner.
Mother To Son means more to me. I think a mother who has gone through segregation is telling the story. She is telling her son people aren't going to treat you right even though you did nothing wrong. They will make you work and they will whip you but you have to stay strong stay brave.
ReplyDeleteI have a connection to Mother To Son. My mom always says be careful or try you hardest. Last night she said it's better to get 29/41 right than get all wrong.
Mother To Son has good writers craft.I saw repetition when it says”And(line 4-6) I saw imagery when it said”splinters(line 4) boards all torn up(line 5)
Mother to Son is about a mom who had a tough life and how hard it was but she told her son that is life gets hard just keep on climbing .I can make a connection to Mother to Son because sometimes if I am in a tough situation
ReplyDeleteI ask my mom or dad to help me if i am in a tough situation.
I chose Mother to Son because if I am sad and I need someone I would go to my parents and ask them for help on the situation. I liked how the author used Alliteration and Repetition.
For my winner i chose drum roll please sssssssssssssssssssss Mother to son.woooooooo. To me it means that you have to keep trying and never give up. Also the mom was telling the son that she has been through alot and she never gave up.
ReplyDeleteWell the book i'm reading is about a slave and she’s trying to get a job as a slave but everyone says no and the mother is like just keep trying never give up. But it’s a girl not a boy.
For the writer's craft it had metaphor, and repetition.
Mother to son vs life doesn't frighten me
The poem that is more meaningful to me is mother to son. Because my mother always is so intriguing, and always looks at the bright side of everything.
ReplyDeleteI have a connection to mother to son. My mom and brother are close, and so my mom always cheered him up.
One writer's craft is imagery when they say boards torn up and splinters . when I just hear that I can just really see it. Also when it says life for ain't been no crystal star that tells me that it is metaphor
I choose mother to son!
DeleteI like Mother To Son because means more to me. First of all, it means that life isn’t always going to be a trip on the yellow brick road, but is going to be like going through thorn bushes. You’ll get scraped up and lead in different ways in life. You might end in a bad place or a good place, but keep on running no matter what.
ReplyDeleteI also like Mother to son because I connect to it a little. Like I sometimes have a little talk with my mom or dad when i’m going through a tough time. Either when people don’t like me or my friends don’t really hang out with me for a long time or even when I am just not happy, my mom and my dad explain to me why or how I could change that .
The writer’s craft in Mother To Son is personification because in the last part of the story it says, “ And life ain’t been no crystal stair,” and that is personification because life can’t be a crystal stair. The second type of writer’s craft is repetition because I it says and over and over and over again. It probably says and about 7 times or mabey 12 times.
I don’t dislike Life Doesn't Frighten Me but, I think Mother To Son won! It is totally stellar!
The poem Mother To Son is more meaningful to me because It sounded like that mother was a slave. And I feel bad for slaves that are mothers and have been captured just to mine stuff and work for people greedy, and lazy enough not to do it themselves. I have a connection with Mother to son Because my mom is always telling me to look on the good side and not the bad ones, You will always have bad days and good days. But the main part is to always look on the bright side.
ReplyDeleteMother to son is the winner because it used great repetition because it said and in three lines I also like it because it used great imagery. For example, It said life for me been no crystal stair.
Mother to son has a deeper meaning to me because it’s about a mom telling her son how life isn't always easy and what she had to go through.
ReplyDeleteOne connection I can make with the poem is that my mom told to that life is not easy and to take time in life.
In this poem it I noticed two writer’s craft. One was imagery as I read I was imagining how the story was told. Another writer’s craft it used was repetition it repeated the phrase”Life for me ain't been no crystal stair two times.
I chose Mother to Son as the winner!
The poem,”Mother to Son”,is the one that I thought had the deeper meaning because it’s talking about how a mother had a hard life but she never gave up and she wants her son to do the same.
ReplyDelete“Mother to Son” is also the one that I made a connection with because a lot of the books that I read are about how someone was a slave for most of their life, but they never gave up, even when they thought they could go no farther.
I think “Mother to Son” has the better poet’s craft because the whole poem is basically a metaphor about someone comparing their life to a crystal stair. For example, a line in the poem is,”Life for me ain’t been no crystal stair.” Also, this poem used imagery when it said,”It’s had tacks in it,and splinters, and boards torn up,” I got a picture of a worn out staircase in my mind.
I choose Mother to Son as the winner!
Life doesn't frighten me is about a kid who thinks ghost and other monsters are real, but is never afraid of them. I like this because I that kids should not be afraid of things that don’t exist.
ReplyDeleteI think that Mother To Son is about a mother who is a slave and she is saying that no matter what happens never give up on your dreams.I like this one because it shows how our parents love all of us. I think that it is very well writing so that it puts a picture in your head.
I think that mother to son should win because it put a picture in my heads. Also, it shows how much parents love their kids.
I made a connection with the poem “ Life Doesn’t Frighten Me,” and the book, “ Pink And Say.” They are both about slavery and they both have loving mothers who care so much for their children.
ReplyDeleteI think “Mother to Son has a deeper meaning. It is very heart touching because she knows that her son is not going to have an easy life so she is telling him to keep trying.
I like the poet’s craft of,“ Life Doesn’t Frighten Me,” more. I like the imagery of the poem when it says, “ Shadows on the wall noises down the hall.” I also liked the repetition of the line,
“ life doesn’t frighten me at all.” All these things make the poem, “ Life Doesn’t Frighten Me,” have the best poets craft.
I think Mother to Son win
I really like Mother To Son because I think it really is good because it is telling a lot about don’t always ask for things.
ReplyDeleteMy conection to Mother To Son is that sometimes I ask for more than I need and my mom says you should be thankful for what you have.
Mother to son also has a great rhyme scheme because it says Life for me ain’t been no crystal stair it had tracks on it and splinters and boards torn up and places with no carput on the floor bare. The rhyme is stair and bare.
Mother to Son’s meaning is more important to me because it is like a mother giving her son advice. I think this is very important because life is not always easy and that is what this mother is saying.
ReplyDeleteI can make a connection with Life Doesn’t Frighten Me because it reminds me of my family. We are not afraid if we are together. It also makes me think of when I can be brave knowing God is with me.
I think Life Doesn’t Frighten Me has a better P.C. It has a great rhyme scheme of AAABBACCABBA. It also uses repitition when they say life doesn’t frighten me.
I choose Life Doesn’t Frighten Me as the winner
I think that Mother To Son has a better meaning. It means that life can be hard sometimes and that there are obstacles that are very hard to get through. It also means that there will always be something hard in your life.
ReplyDeleteI can make a connection with Life Doesn’t Frighten. For example, I am not afraid of somethings because I know that God is always with me and that I know that I can trust him even when I am scared.
One writer’s craft they used in Life Doesn’t Frighten Me is rhyme scheme. For example, the rhyme scheme is AAABBCD… Another writer’s craft is imagery. For example, when it says shadows on the wall and noises down the hall it really put a picture in my. I choose Life Doesn’t Frighten Me as the winner.
I choose Mother to son because It is more meaningful. It is about a mother talking to her son and how her life hasn’t been great and not crystal clear. Everyone can also relate to mother to son because everyday is not perfect or crystal clear. One of the writer's craft in this is imagery. For example it says life for me hasn’t been crystal clear. It also has a good metaphor. For example she says her life has not been like a crystal stair.
ReplyDeleteI choose Mother to son.
My connection with Mother To Son was when I was in a tennis tournament I lost to someone who I should have beat and I got really mad. My mom told me that if you lose not to give up and in the tournament I won the back draw.
ReplyDeleteI think Mother To Son is more meaningful because it is about how a mom tells her son that if life is hard not to give up but to keep going.
I think that Life Doesn’t Frighten Me has writer’s craft in it. It has rhyme scheme in it. For example, the rhyme scheme for the first stanza is A,A,A,B,B,A,C,C,A,D,D,A. Also it has imagery in it. For example, I can imagine someone seeing scary things everywhere and not being scared.
The first poem “ Mother To Son ” Has more meaning to me because it is about a mom telling her son that that you should not give up and that in life nothing is going to go your way.
ReplyDeleteI have more of a connection with the poem “Life Doesn’t Frighten Me” because I love scary stuff and in the poem it’s talking about scary stuff.
I like the writer’s craft in l “Life Doesn’t Frighten Me” more because it has imagery in it for ex: Shadows on the wall, Sounds down the hall. I can imagine that. I also like that it has rhyme scheme the rhyme scheme is
AAABBA Etc:.
But after all I choose “ Mother To Son ” as the winner.
The poem Mother to Son has more meaning to me because it talks about how life hasn’t been easy for them. And it says to never give up.
ReplyDeleteThe poem Mother to Son I have a connection with because my mom says that life has never been easy. And I have a connection with this because my mom gives me advice.
The poem Mother to Son has more writer's craft. I really like the imagery example when it says, “ life for me hasn’t been like crystal stairs.” And I really like the similes example, “ Life for me hasn’t been like crystal stairs.”
I Choose Mother To Son!!!!!!
The poem “ Mother to Son” I have a better connection with because life isn’t always easy, and we all go through hard times.
ReplyDeleteThe poem “ Life Doesn’t Frighten me” is more meaningful to me because I think that it is talking about God when the poem reads, “ I can walk on the ocean floor and never have to breathe.”
The poem that has the best writers craft is “ Life Doesn’t frighten me” because I think it has a very catchy rhyme scheme which is AAABBACCADDA etc. Also I like the alliteration and imagery and couplets and repetition in the poem. There is alliteration when the poem reads “ Panthers in the park”. There is repetition when the poem reads “ Not at all, Not at all”. There is couplets when the poem reads “ Bad dogs barking loud, big ghosts in a cloud”. There is imagery when the poem reads “ ( Kissy little girls with their hair in curls)”.
I think that the poem “ Life Doesn’t Frighten me” is very strong because I think it is talking about how nothing scares God and we can always trust him.
I choose “ Life Doesn’t Frighten Me ” as the winner.
The poem Mother to Son is so much more meaningful to me. I really like how it is probably about a slave who is black, and it tells us not to judge people by the color of their skin.
ReplyDeleteI can connect to Mother to Son because my parents always tell me that life isn’t easy.
I really like the rhyme scheme in Mother to Son , which is ABCDEFB. I also like the metaphor, “life ain’t been no crystal stair”. I liked the imagery of torn floors and sharp nails compared to beautiful crystal stairs.
I choose Mother to Son as the winner!
I chose the poem, Life Doesn’t Frighten Me because it is a very meaningful poem about how a person doesn’t care what other people think of her, and she doesn’t try to hide who she is.
ReplyDeleteI also like this poem because I can make a connection to it. I always try to not care what other people think of me and not try to be someone else.
Finally, I liked this poem because of it’s poet’s craft. It uses a rhyme scheme and couplets. For example, it says, ‘Shadows on the wall. Noises down the hall.’ These are the reasons why I chose this great poem as the winner.
Mother to Son has a more important meaning to me because the woman is telling her son life is not going to be easy. For example the woman said, “ Life has tacks in it, and splinters, and torn up boards, and places where no carpet on the floor.” I think the woman was probably a slave, or very mistreated in life.
ReplyDeleteMy connection with Mother to Son is text to text because I have read a book called Pink and Say because the family in that book were slaves and mistreated. I really feel bad for the woman in Mother to Son and Pink and Say.
I really liked the writer’s craft in Mother to Son because the woman is giving a simile. she said, “life for me ain’t been no crystal stair.” That means life has not been easy for her. A poet’s craft for Life Doesn’t Frighten Me is imagery. For Example He says, “Panthers in the park strangers in the dark.” I pick Mother to Son for the winner of these two.
Mother to son is very meaningful it is a mother talking to her son and saying to never go down the path that I have gone down and try your hardest to get a good job.
ReplyDeleteLife doesn't frighten me had a good rhyme scheme. It also was talking about a guy who is not scared of anything.
I choose Mother To Son because It had very good imagery for example, I thought that they were slaves. and it also had metaphors. And it was more meaningful Than life doesn’t frighten me.
I really like Mother To Son because I think it really is good because it is telling a lot about don’t always ask for things.
ReplyDeleteMy conection to Mother To Son is that sometimes I ask for more than I need and my mom says you should be thankful for what you have.
Mother to son also has a great rhyme scheme because it says Life for me ain’t been no crystal stair it had tracks on it and splinters and boards torn up and places with no carput on the floor bare. The rhyme is stair and bare. Another good thing about it is that it has a Quatrain ar the end.
Winer:Mother To Son.
I think Life Doesn’t Frighten me has a better meaning because being brave touches me a little more. The reasons I feel like bravery was the meaning is both the title and the author always repeats,”Life doesn’t frighten me at all.”
ReplyDeleteI have a connection with Mother to Son. I always get envise from my mom. She helps me with things I don’t understand when I need to know them most.
I thought Life Doesn’t Frighten had the better Poet’s craft. I liked how the rhyme scheme never ended. I also enjoyed how the author didn’t stop at one or two examples, but went on to about fifteen. Life Doesn’t Frighten me has amazing poet’s craft.
I chose Life Doesn’t Frighten me as the winner!
I choose Mother to Son It is more meaningful because I think the stairs are life and and her son is her new light. And even though her life has been difficult she keeps going.
ReplyDeleteI have a connection with Mother to Son because my mom always has little talks with me and my brothers witch maybe short but their very meaningful.
Mother to Son has a great writers craft. It has imagery I can see her talking to her son. It also has a big Metaphor when it is saying life has not been a crystal stair.
Life doesn't frighten me is about a kid who thinks ghost and other monsters are real, but is never afraid of them. I like this because I that kids should not be afraid of things that don’t exist.
ReplyDeleteI think that Mother To Son is about a mother who is a slave and she is saying that no matter what happens never give up on your dreams.I like this one because it shows how our parents love all of us. I think that it is very well writing so that it puts a picture in your head.
I think that mother to son should win because it put a picture in my heads. Also, it shows how much parents love their kids. It is very heart touching because even though her mom gave up, her mom is telling her not to give up. It put a picture in m head of a mom talking to a kid at the slave house talking to her daughter.