"TO HAVE GREAT POETS, THERE MUST BE GREAT AUDIENCES."



~ Walt Whitman




Friday, October 8, 2010

Kaylee 5pd

My dog is a cuddly teddy bear.
His name is Fred and he shares my bed.
I taught him to sit, roll over, and beg,
Not to mention how to play dead.

He will shake your hand,
If you give him a treat.
And he barks for a juicy biscuit,
Which tastes like his favorite meat.

Like a therapist,
He's easy to talk to.
Although I get upset
When he chews on my shoe.

He loves to play outside and
I teach him terrific tricks.
He gets excited when meeting new people,
And like a lollipop, he gives them lots of licks.

The older he gets,
The more he turns gray.
But like my grandpa,
I love him more and more every day.

3 comments:

  1. 1)This poem is about your dog.
    2)One question I have about the seventh line is a juicy biscuit? arent biscuits like dryish?
    3)I have a question about the third stanza, will he not run away? my dog gets disinterested fast and walks away.
    4)A question about the entire poem is do you have a dog?

    Similies/metaphors
    My dog is a cuddly teddy bear
    And like a lollipop, he gives them lots of licks
    But like my grandpa,
    Like a therapist
    Dog- rolling, barking, running, panting, slobbering, tail wagging, and jumping.

    Reuel Zinn

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  2. 1. This poem is about a dog named Fred.
    2. How did you think to describe Fred a therapist?
    3. A question that i have about stanza 4 is why did you choose to write about the things that Fred does?
    4. A question about the entire poem is what inspired you to write about this?

    Four examples of similes/metaphors are "My dog is a cuddly bear", "Like a therapist, he's easy to talk to", "Like a lollipop, he gives them lots of licks", and "Like my grandpa, i love him more and more every day"

    The symbolic word that I chose is dog. Dog- affection, loving, happy, soft, joyful, cuddly, licking, cheers me up.

    Sydney Pineault

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  3. Replies to comments:

    Reuel-
    2. Yeah, I guess that's true... but I'm sure dogs are still grateful for any treat!
    3. Well maybe if you talk to dogs while petting them, they'll stick around!
    4. Hahaha no I actually don't have a dog, but it was still a topic that I could easily relate to and write.

    Sydney-
    2. Some people enjoy the comfort of their dog, because when they talk to them about problems, they don't have to worry about the dog replying. Except maybe a bark haha.
    3. I wanted to describe the things that Fred and other dogs like to do. Such as, playing outside and meeting new poeple.
    4. Although I don't have a dog, I can easily relate to the topic of animals. I chose to write about having a dog, because I've always loved dogs and think they're very loving.

    ~Kaylee Schmidt, author

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