Read Game 4 poems, If and Who Has Seen the Wind. 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?
***Please tell me everything you think, but use your best writing.
Here is an example of proficient writing:
"The Eagle" is about an eagle flying over the sea and close to the sun. Then he is watching the mountain and swoops down like a lightning bolt to catch his prey.
The second poem, "Casey at Bat", is about a boy whose baseball team is losing,but there are two people on base. Casey gets two strikes, and the crowd is very upset. Finally, Casey strikes out, and the crowd is outraged.
For the winner, I chose "The Eagle". I chose it because it had a deeper meaning and understanding for me. I also liked how used a rhyme scheme of AAABBB. Also, the author used a simile comparing the eagle to a thunderbolt, "He watches from his mountain walls, And like a thunderbolt he falls." That is why I choose The Eagle.
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ReplyDelete“If” is about a mom telling her kid that life isn’t fair.That you got to make a stand and be brave in life.
ReplyDelete“Who Has Seen the Wind” is about a person telling the symbols of the wind.That you can't see wind.
I chose “Who Has Seen the Wind” as the winner.It is better to understand unlike “If”.One way of writer's craft was imagery.Ex. I could imagine the leaves trembling.Another way was personification.Ex.the trees bow down their heads.That is why I chose “Who Has Seen the Wind”.
-Aaron
The first poem, If-, is about how a dad is telling a kid some advice.
ReplyDeleteThe second poem, Who Has Seen The Wind?, is about how no one can see the wind but you always know when it is passing by.
The winner is Who Has Seen The Wind. I liked this poem because I could really picture the whole poem. I also liked the metaphor, when the trees bow down their heads. I also like the rhyming pattern, ABCB.
Lizzie
If is about a mom telling her son not to give up, and when people judge you keep calm and don’t lose your mind. Also treat people right, and they will do the same to you. And last but not least you can take all of your wins and put them together or just start over.
ReplyDeleteWho has seen the wind is about a kid asking himself, “ Who has seen the wind.” He says the wind passes through, makes stuff blow, but who has seen the wind?
For my winner I chose If. I chose wind because it leads you in the right path, and shows you how to treat yourself, others, and the world. I also liked to imagine all of the actions they did. It also had a good flow, like the endings. I think If won. - Sarah
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ReplyDelete“Who has seen the wind “is about someone trying to see wind but can’t.
ReplyDelete“If” is about a parent who is giving their kid advice and warning them about what could happen.
I chose” Who Has Seen The Wind” as the winner because I could really understand it . Types of writers craft I saw was personification. For example, I know that trees can’t bow . Also I saw there was a good amount of rhyming . For example, Neither I nor you . The wind is passing through. That is why I chose who has seen the wind
henry
The first poem If is about a parent giving advice to their kid.
ReplyDeleteThe second poem Who has seen the wind is about how you can never see the wind, but you can see it moving through things.
I think the winner is Who seen the wind. I think that poem is the winner because it makes sense and it tells true things. It uses personification. For example, it says ‘ But when the leaves hang trembling’. It also should imagery because I could see the wind blowing through the leaves on the tree. I pick Who has seen the wind should be the winner.
-ANNIE
“If” is about a parent talking to their child and telling them to not give up and try their hardest. “If”uses rhyme repeats, For example, fools and tools.
ReplyDeleteWho Has Seen The Wind is about somebody talking about how you cant see the wind but you can feel it. I could really see the picture in my head as I read it.
For the winner I choose Who Has Seen The Wind. Because I could really see the picture in my head. And it uses personification for example “But the trees bow down their heads, The wind is passing by.” I also liked it because it made more sense. It also uses a rhyming pattern, ABCB. So that is why I chose Who Has Seen The Wind.
Cecilia
If- is about how you can do anything you put your mind to.
ReplyDeleteWho has seen the wind is about someone who has never seen the wind,but they know it is pasing.
I think the winner is who has seen the wind.one reason I like it more is because it uses personification like when it said when the trees bow down their head. Another reason I like it is because it rhymes like how I and by rhyme . Tate
Who has seen the wind is about how you can’t see the wind but who knows where it has been.
ReplyDeleteIf it is about a parent talking to their kid and telling them never give up and there will be haters in life but never let that slow you down keep pushing for what you want to do in life.
I picked If as the winner because it taught me a good lesson in life and it also had really good imagery I could really see the parent telling the kid how to pursue his dreams. LoWeLl
ReplyDeleteGAME 4
If- If is about if you put your mind to it and believe in yourself, then you can do it. A dad is teaching his son a very important lesson.
Who Has Seen The Wind- This poem tells you that you normally cannot see the wind, but you can feel it, or find signs that tell you wind is coming.
Winner- I chose Who Has Seen The Wind as my winner. I liked it, because it had a lot of rhyme scheme. (ex- you-through, I-by) I also could really pick out some images in my mind. I could picture the trees shaking and the leaves trembling. That is why I chose it as my winner.
-cg
Game 4
ReplyDeleteThe main idea of “If” is a mother talking to her child.The 1st paragraph is about how you should not doubt yourself. I like “If”because a mom is talking about stuff you should not do like,If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you.
The main idea of” Who Has Seen The Wind” is If anyone has seen the wind because she sees stuff moving from the wind but doesn't know where it is.
I choose” Who has Seen the Wind” because of the rhyme scheme.For example,ABCB for paragraph 1 and paragraph 2 is ABCB.I also like it because I can picture the whole poem.I like it also because it is shorter.
Amelia
“Who has Seen the Wind” is about the wind and has anybody seen it. Also the author is trying to tell us about the wind and have you ever really thought about the wind.
ReplyDeleteThe poem “If” is about a mother talking to her son about things that could be challenging in life. Also it is telling about a mother that might not have her dreams come true so she is telling her son that your dreams might not come true.
I chose “ Who has Seen the Wind” because I think it is very interesting because I never thought about the wind. One piece of writer’s craft is a personification because it says that the trees bowed down. Also another piece is that the rhyme scheme is ABCC, ABCC. I really also like this poem because it says that wind is very unknown and I think that is very interesting because of that. I also like this poem because it shows a lot of meaning to me.
- Wells
"If" is about how if one person does or says something it could have a big effect.One of the things this poem lacks is rhyming.
ReplyDelete"Who can see the Wind" is about even though you can't actually see wind you can see what it's effect to things around it are,and usually feel it.Sometimes you can even hear it.
I think "Who Can see The Wind" should win because one it rhymes two it is easy to read.I doubt Who can see the wind will make it to the last game,but it definitely won this round.
The first poem, ”If,” is about a mother talking to her child about having a good life. Also she is telling him to do the things she tells him and he will become a man.
ReplyDeleteThe second poem “Who Has Seen The Wind,” is about a person saying that no human has seen the wind. But people can feel it passing by.
I chose “If”as the winner because. It has a great meaning about a mom telling his son not to give up. Also I like the advice that the mom gives him. One of the writer's craft is. For example, Treat Those Two. Another writer's craft is the Rhyme scheme. For example, on the first for lines it was AAAA then the rest is ABAB.
The first poem, “If,” is about a mom telling her son that he has to stick up for himself.
ReplyDeleteThe second poem, “Who Has Seen the Wind?,” is about no one seeing the wind.
I chose “Who Has Seen the Wind?” as the winner because it makes more sense. For example, I don’t understand what if you can keep your head when all about you means. I also like the rhyme scheme. For example, it has an abcb pattern. I like the personification too. For example trees don’t have heads.
-Graci
“If” is about someone talking about what it is like to be a grown up. Also it is about him telling her kid what could happen.She is also telling him to stick up for himself.
ReplyDelete“Who Has Seen The Wind?” is about someone talking about wind coming and going. also the person talking says nobody can see it.
I think the winner should be “Who Has Seen The Wind?” because it is about the wind making the trees bow. Also it is about someone asking if anybody has seen the wind. One example of writer's craft is that it got an image in my mind. The image was of the trees bowing their heads. One more example of writer's craft is personification because the trees can not bow their heads. One more reason is it is short.
-Daniel
Game 4!
ReplyDeleteThe poem If is about a dad telling his son to not let people bother him in life.
The poem “Who has seen the wind?” is about a kid wanting to know who has seen the wind passing by.
I think the poem “Who Has Seen The Wind?” is the winner for this round. I think this because I like people who are curious about things. The poem “If” was hard to understand. I like poems that have a rhyme scheme and “If” did not have much of a rhyme scheme. Another reason I think “If” won is because it was very detailed.
-Presley-Kate
The first poem “If” is about a parent saying if one person does something it can have an effect on a lot of people. If has a good rhyme like lies and wise.
ReplyDelete“Who Has Seen the Wind?” is about how nobody has seen the wind. Who Has Seen The Wind has good figurative language like but when the trees bow down their heads.
The winner is “Who Has Seen The Wind?” because it talks about the wind. Also I like the wind, and it has a good figurative language. like the trees bow down their heads. Next it is fun to read. Finally it reminds me of fall. Last I can see an image when the wind is swaying back and forth
DoWdEn
\\If~ is about if you can do something you need to do that.
ReplyDeleteWho Has Seen the Wind is about you can’t see the the wind but you can see it through the trees.
I chose “Who Has Seen the Wind” as the winner because I like the image of the wind moving the trees. I also like the ABAB rhyme
MILES
I think “If-” is about The boy's mom telling her son to never give up, and to not care if he loses.
ReplyDeleteI think “Who Has Seen the Wind?” is about how you can’t see the wind,but you know when it is passing.
I chose “If” because I liked that the whole poem doesn't rhyme,and I could see a lot imagery when the mom was talking to her son. I can also relate to it when my parents tell me to never give up and to keep on going before my sports games.
Sydney
The poem “ If “ is about a boy's parents telling them about how life is hard and some bad things will happen, people will lie to you and blame things but You just gotta keep believing don’t be too wise or look too good just never give up. I can imagine a boy sitting on the couch with parents side by side telling him this. The rhyme scheme is AAA BCBC. I could also see a lot of imagery.
ReplyDeleteThe poem “ Who Has Seen The Wind? “ is about a boy asking if you have seen the wind. He says when the leaves hang trembling the wind is passing through. The rhyme scheme was ABCB. I could picture two people outside talking about the wind.
I think the winner is If because I can picture it really well. - Avery
“If” is about parents who are teach their son to be a strong man.I like this story because it teaches you many life lessons.
ReplyDelete“Who Has Seen The Wind?” is about someone not knowing who has seen the wind.I like this story because it’s not real but it seems real.
I chose If because it teaches the reader important life lessons.Like you should always be strong and independent.Also I choose it because It tells kids that you should listen to your parents.I could picture it in my mind really well.Those reason are why I chose if.
The first one “If” is about a parent talking to their kid about life and how to live it. The author gave a good lesson,also the author put a good story in my head like a parent sitting there talking to their kid.It doesn’t
ReplyDeleteThe second one “Who Has Seen the Wind?”is about a person who states thet knowone has seen the wind.The author put a good setting in my head like the leaves blowing in the wind. The author put good rhyming words ,for example By and I in my head.
The winner is” Who has seen the wind?” because the author had good writers craft,for example,the good images. The image I got was The trees bowing. One more i got was the person talking.The author is really good at putting rhyming words.The author was really smart put in the part “you or I”
The wind is a bought you can not see it but you can tell it is there.because you can feel it.
ReplyDeleteThe poetry if is about a parent teaching here kid a lot of lessons like to never give up and a lot of other lessons .
I think the winner is If because it is teaching you a lot of lessons like if someone is doubting you never give up . And if you dream, try to conquer it. And I Thought it was better to understand.
I pictured the mom talking to the kid. And I pictured the kid listening to the mom.The author did this thing where the author did really good giving a lesson.
Who has seen the wind is about a person who is asking about if you've seen the wind.
ReplyDeleteIf it is about staying with it and how life can push you down every chance it gets.
I liked this poem more who has seen the wind because I thought it gave me a great picture and I liked the personification of the wind bows down, and my favorite picture was when it says the leaves rustle in the wind.
thomas
I think If it is about a lesson don’t let anybody beat you down. Keep your head up, hold on to tour winnings, and don’t let them go.
ReplyDeleteI think Who Has Seen the Wind is about wondering where the wind is, if you have seen the wind. Neither have I nor have you, but the wind is beautiful.
I chose If because it taught me a lesson. To keep my head up, and keep my winnings and don’t let go. I think the rhyme scheme is AABB. The writer's craft was amazing, Example he did at the beginning of every one it said if. That is why I chose If.
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Max
ReplyDeleteThe first poem, IF is about asking for advice like What if I could stand up for someone. It's also about not being a show off when you tell someone about your trophies/medals.
The second poem, Who has seen the Wind is about a boy/girl wondering where the wind comes from or where it goes to. It's also about the trees moving or the branches Bending.
I think the winner is Who has seen the Wind because you could really see it through the poem because it was very specific. The imagery was awesome. You could imagine the wind blowing in your hair. Lastly, I loved the personification because you the trees don't really bend.
Elle
“If” is about parents who are teach their son to be a strong man.I like this story because it teaches you many life lessons.
ReplyDelete“Who Has Seen The Wind?” is about someone not knowing who has seen the wind.I like this story because it’s not real but it seems real.
I chose If because it teaches the reader important life lessons.Like you should always be strong and independent.Also I choose it because It tells kids that you should listen to your parents.I could picture it in my mind really well.Those reason are why I chose if.
Kate