Monday, April 26, 2010

Poem Questions and Responses

What poem terms have you used in your poem books so far?
Can you find the poems below online?

Silver by, Walter De La Mare
Ode to Enchanted Light by, Pablo Neruda
Haikus from the 1988 Winter Olympics
Mama to Son by, Langston Hughes

Post some questions and responses to these poems to help us understand these poems more deeply.

91 comments:

  1. what do you think the authors referring to in the poem of a girl growing into a flower?

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  2. question for Mama to Son, Langston Huges

    Question: Why did langston huges use metaphors in the poem?

    Answer: Our group thought that Langston used metaphors to describe the troubles the mother had in life and to tell the son and readers that our life will not be easy for us.

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  4. i believe the author is reffering to a figure skater on ice

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  5. Why did Langston Hughes use metaphors?

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  6. What is the author's message in this poem?

    The author's message in this poem is to tell readers that life is a staircase that will be filled with cracks...but we shouldn't give up in life on what we want to achieve. That we must keep going nomatter how hard life gets, and don't give up.

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  7. Langston Hughes used metaphors in his poems because it made them more interesting and got his poetic idea across easily.

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  8. maybe soo when a author is writing a poem the amount of inspirations is truly amazing.!

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  9. i STRONGLY agree wit gaby too...

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  10. well i agree with him even more.!! HAA take that

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  11. omgg melii BIGG word.!!!hahaa well that is a tremendous word.!!

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  12. Langston Hughes used metaphors in this poem because he wanted people to relate to his message without going into depth of what his problems were in life.

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  13. Mama to son, by Langston Hughes
    Question:Why did Langston Hughes use metaphors in the poem?
    Answer:He used metaphors in his poem, in order to describe the troubles that the mother faced in her life and to tell the son and others that life is not fair all the time.

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  14. Poem: Ode to Enchanted Light by, Pablo Neruda

    Question: What is the meaning to the poem?

    Answer: The meaning of the poem is to show how peaceful or "enchanting" the rays/light from the sun is.

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  15. A girl growing into a flower is like a young girl growing up: mentally and physically, thats why the author referred to this example.

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  16. What does the line "A girl becomes of a flower" refer to.

    Answer:The author is refering to a ice skater.

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  17. Langston Hughes, through his poems, was trying to convey that life is reality, and in real life,every situation cannot be so easy to deal with.

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  18. Team: Akbar,Ahmed And Anselmo

    Why do you think the poet named the poem Silver?

    Answer: It related it to the moon. :) lol

    Question: Which of the Haiku poems does not have the right amount of syllables for it's line =]

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  19. <}(:O() <-- a clown
    i like the poom shining light

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  20. In Mother To Son By Langston Hughes..
    What do you guys think the "Mother" had to over come in order for her to write this poem to her son telling him to never give up??.

    ..VivC♥..

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  21. David i don't agree with you i think the author is referring to a figure skater

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  22. ♥♥I LOVE POEMS♥♥
    ☻☻☻☻☻☻

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  23. David i don't agree with you i think the author is referring to a figure skater

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  24. what in the world... a figure skater..!? umm OKAYY.!! well i agree with you david its like she is blossing into maturity and that is a very good way to look at it.!!! nicee i agree witt chu.!! =D

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  26. I agree with bobby I also think it was a finger skater.

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  27. Why do you (David, And Gaby) Think it was about a girl growing up? Instead of a girl turning into a figure skater?

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  28. I agree with bobby because the whole poem was really about a figure skater, "spinning on the ice", as said in the text

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  29. I agree with bobby and alex because the poem is talking about a girl figure skating and doings a trick as spinning on the ice and growing into it.

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  30. Where do you find this poem:'Mama to son' Vanessa

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  31. I wrote a acrostic poem and i made a founded poem called discount. It describes about a photo store. What poems are in your boook?

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  32. christina i used similes and alliterations

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  33. did all types of poems plus leraned new ones

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  34. i wrote about me and things that i like...

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  35. i agree with ingrid when she say she love poems cuz it help me express my feelings

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  36. i like langston hughes cuz he make people feel wat he felt when he's writng his poems

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  37. thats good ramnuji for you christina leaving comments

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  38. i wish we can learn a lil more bout langston hughes i really like that i too poem do you?

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  39. http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/silver/'
    Its a website for searching new things and to learn it. We found a poem called.Silver by walter de la Mare. I felt very excited that I burst into tears and crying like a baby.

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  40. i like the poetry book.I like all the poems one was about ode to brother. it was a sad poem because my brother is dead. all poems could a sad poems

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  41. I liked Pyu's poem it was funny and nice. :)

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  42. poems are amazing it expresses your feelings..♥☺♥

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  43. hahaa heyy lalo.!!! i also read her poems in the class the are very qud she deserves a cookie.!!!

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  44. its funny how people write poems about weird random things like cheese (patti) lol...♥

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  45. HI INGRID..♥.. what is ur favorite poem of all time?

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  46. well what is your favorite poem and why? how does it make you feel when you write it

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  47. HI YADIRA..☻....MY FAVORITE POEM IS OGERS ARE UGLY(MY SISTERS POEM)..WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE POEM..??

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  48. i also agree with boobys stament

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  49. In the poem; Haikus from the 1988 Winter Olympics

    I believe the author is referring to a girl who figure skates that is growing up into a women because it says "Little by little, A girl becomes a flower, Spinning on the ice!" which is a metaphor describing a girl turning into a women :))


    -Meja ♥

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  50. Abdullah mentioned that his favorite poem in his book is his ode. After reading everyone's books, I have found that my favorites in almost everyone's books are their odes. The odes seem very genuine and caring. It is wonderful to read all of your poems about the friends and family members who are important in your lives (and hamburgers and food and other subjects, too!)

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  51. i really enjoy sad and realistic poem that express the feeelings of others life maya angelou

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  52. well i think that if you look at it it doesnt matter i love to write about grapes and dust it doesnt matter what you write about as long as you love it while your doinq it.! i also love barney.!! to: yadira
    from:gaby.!

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  53. okay guys so u know how figure skaters are supposed to be graceful??? well that is what the poem means to me....that the figure skater looks beautful as a flower as she does her routine......

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  54. Thanks moji
    i like yours too

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  55. I like poems cause they are sentimental and they are perfect for any occation.I like poems(:

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  56. i agree with yadira some poem its is funny

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  57. yes some poem are for occation i agree with u guys

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  58. poems are usually written for love.like if you wanna dedicate it to a special some.Its something sweet and nice someone would do

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  60. this is actually ahmed, i called myself george because george lucas made star wars and the force is strong with me...

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  61. i like the poem "mama to Son" because i think is a very interesting poem

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  63. poems are made for to express how you feel in a very passionate way!!!!!!!

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  65. I was talking to my friend on that computer. She told me to go to her home. I said, "Sorry friend; I cannot come to your home". She asked me "Why?". I say because I have to do my homework. She said "O.K., friend, I want to come to your home and I want to help you do your homework". I say "O.K., friend". Than she call me to talk on phone and she tells me "Friend do you want to go to thelibaray. She say somebody help you do your homework. I say no. She says why you tell me always no. I tell her just come to my house. She says O.K., and I say O.K., and than she I love you friend, and I say love you too... bye bye..

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  66. A teenage girl's first crush is . . . well, crushing.
    Her body isn't hers, nor is her mind.
    She finds herself shivering, shaking, blushing,
    Weak, tormented, sick, and going blind.
    And why? Because some guy might look her way,
    Then cast his eyes as quickly to the ground;
    Some special one, for reasons she can't say,
    Whose voice makes her feel faint when he's around.
    But now my crush on you has been returned,
    And so the two of us stand on some brink:
    It can't be love so young, and yet we've learned
    Love does its will, no matter what we think.
    Slowly, slowly now--we mustn't rush:
    Let's enjoy this first sweet teenage crush

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  67. I have one frined. I talk to my frined on the computer sometimes. I talk to that frined on the phone. She is so nice. I love my friend so much. She is like my second sister. I have one brother and one sister. I love my mom so much because I talk to my mom about everything. I love my whole family!

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  68. thats some body whos been kind to me

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  69. I LOVES EDWARDS POETRY BOOK...THEY ALL TALK ABOUT DEATH..ESPECIALLY HIS ACROSTIC POEM..

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  70. hey gaby i saw what happen to yadira we all try to help her but it was to late..:(

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  71. (Ahmed says)lol lol lol lol lol lol lol.............i'm bored, so here are the lyrics for the final countdown.......

    We're leaving together
    But still it's farewell
    And maybe we'll come back
    To earth, who can tell?
    I guess there is no one to blame
    We're leaving ground
    Will things ever be the same again?

    It's the final countdown
    The final countdown

    Ohh
    We're heading for Venus and still we stand tall
    'Cause maybe they've seen us and welcome us all, yea
    With so many light years to go and things to be found
    (To be found)
    I'm sure that we'll all miss her so

    It's the final countdown
    The final countdown
    The final countdown
    (The final countdown)
    Ohh ho ohh

    The final countdown, oh ho
    It's the final countdown
    The final countdown
    The final countdown
    (The final countdown)

    Ohh
    It's the final countdown
    We're leaving together
    The final countdown
    We'll all miss her so
    It's the final countdown
    (The final countdown)
    Ohh, it's the final countdown
    Yea

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  72. (ahmed says) NOW, here are the lyrics for the eye of the tiger...

    Risin' up, back on the street
    Did my time, took my chances
    Went the distance now I'm back on my feet
    Just a man and his will to survive

    So many times it happens too fast
    You trade your passion for glory
    Don't lose your grip on the dreams of the past
    You must fight just to keep them alive

    It's the eye of the tiger, it's the thrill of the fight
    Risin' up to the challenge of our rival
    And the last known survivor stalks his prey in the night
    And he's watchin' us all with the eye of the tiger

    Face to face, out in the heat
    Hangin' tough, stayin' hungry
    They stack the odds, still we take to the street
    For the kill with the skill to survive

    It's the eye of the tiger, it's the thrill of the fight
    Risin' up to the challenge of our rival
    And the last known survivor stalks his prey in the night
    And he's watchin' us all with the eye of the tiger

    Risin' up, straight to the top
    Had the guts, got the glory
    Went the distance now I'm not gonna stop
    Just a man and his will to survive

    It's the eye of the tiger, it's the thrill of the fight
    Risin' up to the challenge of our rival
    And the last known survivor stalks his prey in the night
    And he's watchin' us all with the eye of the tiger

    The eye of the tiger
    The eye of the tiger
    The eye of the tiger
    The eye of the tiger

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  73. (xela says mr. hull want poems and words)
    Well everybody's heard about the bird !
    Bird bird bird, the bird is the word !
    [repeat]

    Everybody's heard about the bird !
    Bird bird bird, the bird is the word !
    [repeat]

    Don't you know about the bird?
    Well everybody's heard about the bird !

    Bird bird bird, the bird is the word !
    Bird bird bird, the bird is the word ! Yeah !

    Well everybody's heard, about the bird !
    Na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na
    Na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na

    Everybody's heard, about the bird !
    Na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na
    Na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na

    Everybody's heard, about the bird !
    Everybody's heard, about the bird !

    Don't you know about the bird?
    Well everybody's heard, about the bird !

    Bird bird bird, the bird is the word !
    Bird bird bird, the bird is the word ! Yeah!

    SURFIN' BIRD!!!!

    Well everybody's heard, about the bird !
    Bird bird bird, the bird is the word !
    Bird bird bird, the bird is the word !

    Well everybody's heard, about the bird !
    Yeah everybody's heard, about the bird !
    Everybody's heard, about the bird !

    Na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na
    Na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na
    Na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na

    Don't you know about the bird?
    Well everybody's heard, about the bird !

    Bird bird bird, the bird is the word !
    Bird bird bird, the bird is the word ! Go!!
    (Claps)

    Everybody's heard, about the bird !
    [Repeat 8 times]
    Yeah!!!

    Everybody's heard about the bird !
    Everybody's heard about ... bird !

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  75. Langston Hughes is a great poet!

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  77. The whipping Boy book was so good and i enjoyed reading it. The Whipping Boy was the very first book I read so I am happpy about that :)

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