Post the title and author of your novel.
Find a poem (you might want to Google or search online) that you think fits your novel in some way -- I'm purposefully leaving this open to interpretation.
Post the poem (if it's extremely long, feel free to post just a portion of it), and explain why you chose it to match your novel.
59 comments:
I am reading the Kill Order by James Dashner.
The poem is choose is the Angel of Death by Udiah.
"In darkness of the night
I spied him in a tree
Sat I froze by the sight
He was looking at me
The summer's heat became a chill
The angel of death at his kill..."
In this book a virus called the Flare is released into the public. It was meant for population control, so it would kill people easily and quickly. However, the virus was mutating into a horrific disease that made people go crazy and eat other humans (people called these crazy people Cranks). The first 4 lines remind me of a crank at night staring at a person, wanting to kill him. Also, in this book a Sun Flare hit the Earth and the temperatures increased dramatically. Now, after the flare the Earth is incredibly hot so in the last 2 lines the person gets a chill even in the extreme heat because he is so scared of the 'angel of death' or crank killing him.
I am reading The City of Glass by Cassandra Clare. The poem I choose was Sonnet 116 from William Shakespeare.
"Let me not to the marriage of true minds
Admit impediments. Love is not love
Which alters when it alteration finds,
Or bends with the remover to remove:
O no! it is an ever-fixed mark
That looks on tempests and is never shaken;
It is the star to every wandering bark,
Whose worth's unknown, although his height be taken.
Love's not Time's fool, though rosy lips and cheeks
Within his bending sickle's compass come:
Love alters not with his brief hours and weeks,
But bears it out even to the edge of doom.
If this be error and upon me proved,
I never writ, nor no man ever loved.
In this book Clary Fray is ready to go to Idris, the homeland of the Shadowhunters,(the offspring of humans and angels) with her brother Jace to rescue her mother. But Jace, who is concerned for her safety and how the Clave, or head of the Shadowhunters, will treat Clary, he decides to give her wrong information about their departing time. Since Jace and Clary were raised apart since their birth, and when they met at a New York Club called the Pandemonium, they began to fall in love. Clary taught Jace that love was the most precious thing on earth and doesn't make you weak. Well, after she manages to create a Portal to get to Idris after she realizes she was tricked, she stays with her mother's friend Luke's sister, Amatis, and is told not to sneak out of the house. Well, Clary doesn't listen and stumbles across Jace with another girl. Heartbroken, Clary goes back to Amatis's house, only to find Amatis furious with her. Clary feels that everyone hates her and Jace doesn't love her anymore or care for her. But that is not the case. Jace has even said that he would die to protect Clary. The verse, "Love alters not with his brief hours and weeks,
But bears it out even to the edge of doom" fits my novel beacuse of what Jace says, because his love and want to protect her could even lead him to his death or "doom". Also the verse "Let me not to the marriage of true minds
Admit impediments. Love is not love
Which alters when it alteration finds,
Or bends with the remover to remove" also helps fit my novel, beacuse their are many types of love, and Clary and Jace show their love in many different ways, even though they don't always see it eye to eye. This line helps fit my book, because since no love is perfect, things are going to happen and love still remains whether Clary knows why or if it does. And like Shakespeare says love is not love if it can alter or remove little gaps in between. This just proves that Clary and Jace's love and care for one another is genuine. This is why I think Sonnet 116 about love from William Shakespeare matches my novel.
KHouse5: That is a very interesting poem and totally matches your book. Great references made from the poem and your book.
"The Secret Agent
Control of the passes was, he saw, the key
To this new district, but who would get it?
He, the trained spy, had walked into the trap
For a bogus guide, seduced by the old tricks.
At Greenhearth was a fine site for a dam
And easy power, had they pushed the rail
Some stations nearer. They ignored his wires:
The bridges were unbuilt and trouble coming.
The street music seemed gracious now to one
For weeks up in the desert. Woken by water
Running away in the dark, he often had
Reproached the night for a companion
Dreamed of already. They would shoot, of course,
Parting easily two that were never joined."
I am currently reading Cherub Mission 4: The Killing. The poem is using a secret agent to descirbe betrayal. In the book the main character is James and he is a secret agent. He deals with betrayal when all of his friends turn on him during a mission.
ABerryman5: Great poem that matchess your book.
I just finished reading Reached by Ally Condel. The poem that I think best represents this book is a poem called, If My Voice is Not Reaching You by Afzal Ahmed Syed.
"If My Voice is Not Reaching You
By Afazal Ahmed Syed
If my voice is not reaching you
add to it the echo-
echo of ancient epics
And to that-
a princess
And to the princess- your beauty
And to your beauty-
a lover’s heart
And in the lover’s heart
a dagger"
This poem best represents this book because it shows that love can cause pain as it had in the lives of Cassia, Xander, and Ky. Ky teaches Cassia what he can about writing and poetry, so the echo of ancient epics rings in Ky’s voice. The new beginnings of the people in the Society and the Rising is the princess and the Pilot is the beauty. A lovers heart is Xander and Cassia, Ky and Cassia, Vick and Laney, Laney and Xander, Ky and Indie, and Indie and Xander. The dagger for all of them is death, the plague, and each other.
KHouse5: I really like the poem you chose. It is scary but pretty.
I read Warlock by Michael Scott.
Poem that is similar:
Survival
by Iris Tennent
Fly high bird, fly high (a)
away from man's lead death. (b)
Your feathers scorched from bullets, (c)
as you gasp your last breath. (b)
Run fox run, (a)
your freedom depends on your speed, (b)
as the hunters close in, they do not care how you bleed. (b)
Burrow, rabbit, burrow (a)
dig as deep as you can. (b)
The small beady eyes (c)
and ferrets teeth, (d)
you cannot hide from man. (b)
Swim, whale, swim (a)
away from the sharp harpoon, (b)
no peace for you (c)
until the water is stained red (d)
instead of blue. (b)
They call it sport, (a)
but to an animal, or bird (b)
trying to survive. (c)
Life is hard enough, just to live. (d)
This poem mathces my book because one of the two main characters Josh Newman is desperatly running for his life away from monsters that infest the city of London with his group of vagabonds. Like this poem (sort of) Josh, Dr. Dee, and Vienna are trying to survive.
The book I am still reading is The Kill Order by James Dashner.
Gone Away By: Diana Blokzyl
An Angel whispered
take my hand and
come with me
you're work here is done.
I went away to a place
where there's no tears, nor sorrow
only laughter and smiles,
there will always be a Tomorrow.
As I move amongst the clouds.
I'll look down and smile upon you,
while the angels
sing a heavenly song.
I am not alone
all who went before
are here
they awaited my return.
I know you'll grieve
and wish I was still here
I am here in the memories
you hold dear.
Remember how much I
love you
and know I took your
love with me.
I did not wish for
you to cry, nor feel sad.
My pain is gone and
I am Free!
Soon you'll come to me
until then
God will be with you
Just as He's with me.
This poem matches my book because the main character, Mark, has no family because the Flare killed his whole family. In the poem, it's about losing a family member. Therefore, this poem fits my book perfectly.
AVellis6: Wow, your poem had a really bitter ending about a dagger being found in a lover's heart.
JChoi6-
Nice poem, i think it fits the Kill Order really well. For me, finding a poem for the Kill Order was hard, especially because this book is kind of dark.
I am reading Ghosts of War by Ryan Smithson. I'm sure there are alot of poems out there that can relate and match to this novel about Septemeber 11th and becoming a Recruit in the U.S Army. One in particular poem that stood out to me was,
"Tragedy
If i could take back a second in time,
i would take back destruction and crime.
People living in a hatefull place,
being afraid to be judged because of your race.
September 11th affected us all,
but now we need to be brave and stand tall.
They thought it would destroy us but it brought us close,
we came together when we needed each other the most.
People helping and giving a hand,
soldiers getting ready to fight for our land.
A war is comming who would have thought?
Our children will be brought up different and have to be taught.
Hopefully everything will have to change,
and then our world will no longer be strange.
-Anonymous
This poem, I think matched my book because it involves the tragedy of 9/11 and the sadness that goes along with it. It caused major changes in everybody's lives, yet we try to stand tall and strong for everyone else; and how we need to fight for what we believe in.
ENunn5: I remember helping you to search for that and one came up about not giving a secret for the oven temp. when we bake cookies! But that poem is a good choice for this blog, great job!
A poem to match Million Dollar Throw by Mike Lupica is Life is Like a Football Game by ???.
Life is like a football game
When you score a goal, you must play hard to defend it
And even harder to score more goals,
If you concede a goal,
You have to put all your energy to equalize
And score a winner.
If you score a goal and become complacent, your opponent
Will come from behind and give you a surprise…
If you lose hope because you conceded a goal,
Then you are a loser because you will concede more goals.
The spectators support tantamount the effort
you put in the game.
If you win the match, they become part of
The winning team,
If you lose, they will make do with the
Satisfaction of an entertaining game,
If you go down fighting,
They will always find a reason for your
Losing the game,
And to lose a match becomes a lesson on how to win next one.
This matches my book because the main character, Nate, loves football very much and is very good at it. This poem describes how a football player feels during a game and their love for the game.
ENunn5: That sounds like a really cool book.
I am reading The Cardturner by Louis Sachar. The poem that I chose has an author and title that was unlisted.
"To bid, or not to bid?... that is the question...
Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer
The slings and arrows of outrageous partners,
Or to take arms against a sea of doubles,
And by opposing end them?
To bid, to pass?
No more; and by a pass to say we end
The heart-ache and the thousand natural points
That flesh is heir to, 'tis a contract
Devoutly to be wish'd. To bid, to pass?
To stall, perchance to dream: aye, there's the sub!
For in that sleep of hope what subs may come
When we have discarded off this mortal deck,
Must give us pause: there's the respect
That makes calamity of so long life;
For who would bear the bids and scorns of time,
The partner's wrong, the proud man's contumely,
The pangs of despised bridge, the bid's delay,
The insolence of bidding and the spurns
That patient merit of the unworthy makes,
When he himself might his quietus make
With a rare bidding, who would fardels bear,
To grunt and sweat under a weary lie,
But that the dread of something after play,
The undiscover'd country from whose bourn
No traveller returns, puzzles the will
And makes us rather bid those ills we have
Than fly to others that we know not of?
Thus conscience does make partners of us all;
And thus the native hue of resolution
Is sicklied o'er with the pale cast of thought,
And enterprises of great bids and moments
With this regard their currents turn awry,
And lose the name of action. - Soft you now!
The fair Partner!, in thy 'orisons may
Be all my sins remember'd!
You can always see more cards than I alone!"
In this book a 17-year-old kid has to drive his blind uncle to bridge tournaments. Slowly the game begins to grow on him, and he starts getting good at bridge. I am not going to say anymore than that because anything more would give away too much.
K House5:
The Kill Order was a really good book. I can definitely picture that poem being about Cranks (which are super freaky).
I am reading The Mostly True Story of Jack by Kelly Barnhill.
The poem i choose is JACK AND THE BEANSTALK and is written by librstar.
"The little bean grew as fast as can be
Taller, taller taller than me!
It grew until it reached the sky
As high as even the birds could fly!
When Jack awoke he gave a cry,
"The bean's grown as high as the sky!"
I picked this fraction of poem because it has to do with magic and a boy by the name of jack. And the main character in the book is Jack and this book involves allot of magic.
JDevoe6: Your suppose to not post whole poem.
I am (still) reading New Moon by Stephanie Meyer. The poem I choose is Life's Only Real Mystery by Maurice Harris.
Life's only real mystery-the only one I can not impart,
Is the remembrance of thee in mine own fragile heart!
Persistence not lacking though, far it is from such,
Cursed be my heart, as I long for thee so very much!
Many a day has passed since our life's tragedy-
Now, besmirched have I been, with a life-long malady!
Naught is able to lessen my heart's immense pain,
Save for one thing perhaps-my family, back again!
The 'why' of it all I shall never quite understand,
I only endeavor to provide for what my heart commands!
Strength is drawn from God, in His 'higher place',
Attempt I do, all of this pain, to erase!
Serve it must, a far higher purpose than is now known,
As is, sure now as ever, I go not into this torment alone!
This poem relates to my book because it relates to Bella's feelings when dealing with Edward's leaving. She has to live her life without him and the poem is similar to the pain she feels and how she learns to controll her emotions some.
ColeN5: Your poem definently matches your book, it helps add meaning to the book.
I am currently reading Out of My Mind by Sharon M. Draper.
The poem is called Tribute to the Handicapped Child..... by Linda Hill. I posted just the part of the poem.
Don't look on me with pity or with
tears in your eyes ~
Look deeper than the handicap ~
where real beauty lies.
Don't look at me with sorrow for
the things I will miss~
I can still put my arms around my
Mommy..give her a kiss.
I can still see a butterfly on beautiful
wings of gold~
I can taste the rain on my lips...
Such beauty untold.
This poem relates to my book because Melody, the handicapped child, had been prejudiced that she is not smart and she cannot think; however, she was the smartest of the group and she felt the same way as the poem
ABerryman5-I agree that this poem relates to the book and the poem is very interesting.
These are my comments
HLee6: That sounds like a very draumatic and sad poem, and I think you chose really well for a prejudice book.
DO'Malley6: Jack and the Beanstalk is awesome, but i've never read a book about it. Sounds pretty sweet.
72 Hour Hold by Bebe Moore Campbell. Poem by: Jana Burgess
I see the world
thru different eyes.
I may sound strong
but my mind is weak.
I may feel higher
than the distant moon,
or I may feel like
I am five foot under.
I toss and turn
and do not sleep.
Though I may lie still,
I think about my life to keep.
My mood swings
from right to left,
no in between,
unless I have meds.
I feel like I am swirling
and out of control.
Many episodes come and go.
Out of touch with reality,
this is my mentality,
of living with bipolar.
This poem relates to my book in that 18 year old Trina has bipolar disorder. This poem talks about how people with bipolar disorder get episodes, and without proper medication they become weak, and out of touch with reality. In the book, Trina struggles with gaining control of her mind, and her disorder, and becoming less manic.
ABerryman5: That book is so great! I really think that your post about how love is genuine and divine fits Jace and Clary's love; Sonnet 116 also reflects how their love is unyielding.
The book I just finished is called "A Sister's Test" by Wanda Brunstetter. This poem is called "Fear To Love Again" by Thomas K.
Life is like an illusion, an illusion that won’t go away
It shows us where we could be, but still it’s just the same
We sit and hope for happiness, every single day
Just to find it’s all too hard, to love and trust again
A heart is broken just as quick as it once was full of joy
And to heal a broken heart, is not an ordinary choice
It leads to pain and suffering, if not done just the way
But sitting here in emptiness is not the rightful way.
The fear of loving once again, is hanging oh so close
It makes me wonder, is it worth, or should I let it go
I look inside, and see myself, broken down again
Cos loving you is splitting me, the fear is here again.
But when I look into my heart, I know the fear is dead
I look at you and fear no more, you make me see it clear
The world is just an empty space, if u is not my dear
So please be close, and don’t let go, even if YOU fear.
'Cos fear is over rated, and waist of useful time
So throw the fear behind your back and take me by my hand
As long as we can walk the walk, together we will find
Joy and long full happiness, that last’s us through the life.
The reason I chose this poem was because in the story, Ruth has recently just lost her husband on Christmas Eve in a buggy accident. She becomes distraught with grief and thinks that there is no more reason for her to live. But, once Ruth comes to grips with her husbands' death, she finds love again with another widower, and goes on to marry him. Ruth then takes care of her husbands five children and loves them as if they were her own, and falls deeper in love with her new husband. To me, this poem describes how Ruth's life becomes, and how even after something bad happens, (like loosing your husband on Christmas Eve), good things can still happen in your future.
KaylaN5: Now THAT'S my kind of poem! :) I love the part about,
"Life's only real mystery-the only one I can not impart,
Is the remembrance of thee in mine own fragile heart!".
This is the poem Universla Freedom is... by George Krokos
Freedom from hunger and freedom from pain
freedom from loss and so freedom from gain.
Freedom to give and freedom to share
freedom from want and that of despair.
Freedom to think and freedom to know
freedom to achieve and freedom to grow.
Freedom from bondage and freedom of liberation
freedom from ignorance and any unknown situation.
Freedom to come and freedom to leave
freedom to stay and freedom to conceive.
Freedom from struggle and freedom of ease
freedom to enjoy and the capacity to please.
Freedom from failure and freedom of success
freedom from denial and freedom of access.
Freedom from illusion and freedom of reality
freedom to become what we are in actuality.
Freedom to live and freedom to die
freedom to laugh and freedom to cry.
Freedom to speak and freedom to listen
freedom to act based on a wise decision.
Freedom from hate and freedom of love
freedom of below and freedom of above.
Freedom of the past and freedom of the present
freedom of the future and what it can represent.
Freedom from war and freedom of peace
freedom to begin and freedom to cease.
Freedom from sickness and freedom of health
freedom from poverty and mishandled wealth.
Freedom from wrong and freedom being right
freedom of the day and freedom of the night.
Freedom to choose and freedom to reject
freedom to imagine what there is to expect.
Freedom from lust and freedom from greed
freedom from anger and freedom from breed.
Freedom from jealousy and freedom from pride
freedom from within and freedom from outside.
Freedom of always not having anything to hide.
Freedom from space and also freedom from time
freedom from attachment and freedom from crime
Freedom to work and freedom to play
freedom to believe and freedom to pray.
Freedom to experience a rebirth someday.
Freedom from the body and freedom from the mind
freedom from the ego and freedom from being blind.
Freedom of transcendence being of the spiritual kind.
Universal freedom is eternal and infinite bliss
we should all therefore be able to realise this.
I am reading The Death Cure by James Dashner, and this poem represents the book because the children in the book are fighting for their freedom from WICKED, a post-apocolyptic recovery group. This organization has done horrible things to the children and run them through greusome tests. The kids have decided they've had enough. They are going to overtake WICKED and stop what they're doing to innocent children.
I've read that book before and I think it's very good. Also, great connection with the poem and the book.
I am currenly reading Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson. This poem is called When A Friend Bids Goodbye by Katherine Yee Baraguia.
When A Friend Bids Goodbye
by Kathrine Yee Baraquia
My dear friend,
close your eyes...
hold my hand,
and hear me whisper...
For the times I was lost,
you were there to look for me.
Will you believe me when I say I love you more than you'll ever know.
Will you trust me when I say ...this time you have to let me go.
My dear friend, I must leave.
The world no longer needs me.
It's my time to be gone, until we meet again someday.
Don't you cry now, I know I'll be okay.
Trust that I'll never forget you.
Don't be sad now, just close your eyes until it's through.
Hold my hand, don't open your eyes yet...
wait when I no longer whisper..
My dear friend, you'll be fine.
I'll be up there watching over you.
For the times I'll be gone, don't ever forget
the words I whispered to you.
God calls on my name... and I have to let go of your hand now...
Please don't cry... and smile for me..
because I'm with the one who made us friends.
Remember, I'll always love you.
so come, wave me goodbye...
It'll be painful but we have to...
Hug me, hug me tight, feel the words I can no longer say.
My dear friend, I'm going to miss you.
just pray because I'll always listen.
and one day, when it's your time,
I'll be there for you...
Just like the way I used to.
...I love you...
I chose this poem because the main character, Lia, loses her best friend Cassie. She feels like her death was her fault and can't get over the grief of the situation. This poem shows how strong their friendship was and the love they shared for one another. In Wintergirls, Lia and Cassie had been best friends for a long time. Lia realizes how much she loves Cassie and misses her even more.
MaceyD:That sounds like a really good book! The poem seems to fit the book perfectly and the it was really thoughful. Great blog. :)
The poem that most fits my book is A Song On the End of the World by Czeslaw Milosz.
On the day the world ends
A bee circles a clover,
A fisherman mends a glimmering net.
Happy porpoises jump in the sea,
By the rainspout young sparrows are playing
And the snake is gold-skinned as it should always be.
On the day the world ends
Women walk through the fields under their umbrellas,
A drunkard grows sleepy at the edge of a lawn,
Vegetable peddlers shout in the street
And a yellow-sailed boat comes nearer the island,
The voice of a violin lasts in the air
And leads into a starry night.
And those who expected lightning and thunder
Are disappointed.
And those who expected signs and archangels' trumps
Do not believe it is happening now.
As long as the sun and the moon are above,
As long as the bumblebee visits a rose,
As long as rosy infants are born
No one believes it is happening now.
Only a white-haired old man, who would be a prophet
Yet is not a prophet, for he's much too busy,
Repeats while he binds his tomatoes:
No other end of the world will there be,
No other end of the world will there be.
The reason why I picked this poem is because it fits the end of the earth in my book, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams. The reason why the earth is demolished is because they were building a road through the place Earth was, and the Vogons were a species that blew up the earth. Only one human survived, Arthur Dent. This also fits my book because it was unexpected and there was no warning to the destruction.
AVellis6: That is a beautiful poem with a strong message. That is the last book and I cannot wait to read it!
The book I’m now reading is Sherlock Holmes: A Study in Scarlet (book 1) by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The poem I chose was The Detective by Sylvia Plath.
“A body into a pipe, and the smoke rising.
This is the smell of years burning, here in the kitchen,
These are the deceits, tacked up like family photographs,
And this is a man, look at his smile,
The death weapon? No one is dead.
There is no body in the house at all.
There is the smell of polish, there are plush carpets.
There is the sunlight, playing its blades,
Bored hoodlum in a red room
Where the wireless talks to itself like an elderly relative.
Did it come like an arrow, did it come like a knife?
Which of the poisons is it?
Which of the nerve-curlers, the convulsors? Did it electrify?
This is a case without a body.
The body does not come into it at all.”
The reason I chose this poem was because Sherlock Holmes is a detective story just like this poem. Just like in this poem Holmes must always ask himself questions such as what was the murder weapon and such. What I found interesting about the poem was that no one is dead. Either way it’s a detective story just like Sherlock Holmes.
KBelvin5: I’ve heard that is a really good book. From what I know about the book and what you said I can see where that poem matches it.
I am reading The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. A poem that matches that book would be the following:
I say thanks to you for giving your life,
I say thanks to the blood on the end of my knife.
I say thanks to you for the price you've paid,
I say thanks to the ground where your body is laid.
I cry to the sky for the sickness inside,
I cry to the sky for the pain to reside.
I cry to the sky for the tears on my face,
I cry to the sky for the heart not replaced.
I say goodbye to the childhood days,
I say goodbye to the childish ways.
I say goodbye to the innocent life.
I say goodbye to my world...
This poem fits my novel because it describes how I interpreted Katniss' feelings to be during the "games". The first stanza reminds me of when she killed the boy who killed Rue, because she knew what it meant to kill him, but she didn't really have a choice. The second stanza reminds me of the sorrow she feels in some parts of the book. The last stanza, in my opinion, could be Katniss reflecting on all that has changed since she went into the "games".
CNorton5: Great poem, that definitely seems to go along with your book. It's so sad though!
I am reading The Dawn Treader by C.S Lewis.
Being Brave: author unknown
To be brave is
TO be afraid
And still face your deepest fear
To be able to plaster a smile on your face
When you are dying inside
To speak your mind
To be able to let your heart love
Even with fear of rejection
To be able to accept things as they are
And accepting yourself for who you are.
I chose this poem because the story is mainly about different individuals conquering their fears. In particular, Eustace, a snotty and pompous boy, unwillingly goes on a journey with his two cousins, Edmund and Lucy. During this fantastic adventure he encounters many frightening situations he overcomes, becoming braver by the day.
Mallory D6: That is a really pretty poem, but it also has a deep meaning.
Molded By My Pain
© Joel Mckeown
A pain so deep inside of me that no one will ever see,
I take the pain and lock it up and throw away the key.
Because if I take this pain out of the bottle for you to see,
You would not know the one you know because I’m not even me.
The one I was months ago disappeared the night you left.
My sailing soul was caught ablaze and sunk into the depths.
I smile on the outside but within my hearts in rage
A beautiful vase filled with poison, my sadness turns to hate.
The hate that I have, I hold the closest to my soul.
It is the only thing I have left of you; it is hate that makes me.
I am reading Scorch Trials by James Dashner. The poem above fits the beginning of the novel perfectly because the main character Thomas has just lost his telepathic partner Teresa. She was, as far as he can tell, kidnapped. He was able to reach her one, but only to find out that she doesn’t know him anymore and that she blocked him out of her mind. This poem speaks about losing someone close to you and having to make decisions for your future that are shaped by that person and their disappearance. He makes every decision trying to find her and always has the sharp pain in his chest reminding him that something is missing.
SThomas6:
I LOVE that poem. It is very inspirational and can be applied to everyday life.
Aliens Have landed
By:Kenn Nesbitt
The aliens have landed!
It’s distressing, but they’re here.
They piloted their flying saucer
through our atmosphere.
They landed like a meteor
engulfed in smoke and flame.
Then out they climbed immersed in slime
and burbled as they came.
Their hands are greasy tentacles.
Their heads are weird machines.
Their bodies look like cauliflower
and smell like dead sardines.
Their blood is liquid helium.
Their eyes are made of granite.
Their breath exudes the stench of foods
from some unearthly planet.
And if you want to see these
sickly, unattractive creatures,
you’ll find them working in your school;
they all got jobs as teachers.
(not my teachers though)
This Poem relates to my book Daniel X By james Patterson because this poem and my book are about aliens. In my book on page 137 it was a conversation where a man asked Daniel X "what are aliens and what do they look like?" and Daniel responded "like the most sickening creature you can imagine." And in this poem the author tries to portray that the sickest creature they can think of is a teacher which is very relative to my book. I chose this poem cause it matched my books theme and because it was just very humerous and thought it would be fun to share.
DO'malley6: Jack and the Beanstalk is amazing and a classic. Good choice!
Aliens Have landed
By:Kenn Nesbitt
The aliens have landed!
It’s distressing, but they’re here.
They piloted their flying saucer
through our atmosphere.
They landed like a meteor
engulfed in smoke and flame.
Then out they climbed immersed in slime
and burbled as they came.
Their hands are greasy tentacles.
Their heads are weird machines.
Their bodies look like cauliflower
and smell like dead sardines.
Their blood is liquid helium.
Their eyes are made of granite.
Their breath exudes the stench of foods
from some unearthly planet.
And if you want to see these
sickly, unattractive creatures,
you’ll find them working in your school;
they all got jobs as teachers.
(not my teachers though)
This Poem relates to my book Daniel X By james Patterson because this poem and my book are about aliens. In my book on page 137 it was a conversation where a man asked Daniel X "what are aliens and what do they look like?" and Daniel responded "like the most sickening creature you can imagine." And in this poem the author tries to portray that the sickest creature they can think of is a teacher which is very relative to my book. I chose this poem cause it matched my books theme and because it was just very humerous and thought it would be fun to share.
DO'malley6: Jack and the Beanstalk is amazing and a classic. Good choice!
The Aliens
you may not believe it
but there are people
who go through life with
very little
friction or
distress.
they dress well, eat
well, sleep well.
they are contented with
their family
life.
they have moments of
grief
but all in all
they are undisturbed
and often feel
very good.
and when they die
it is an easy
death, usually in their
sleep.
Charles Bukowski
This poem fits the book, “The Rise Of Nine,” by Pittacus Lore, because the poem talks about how there could be aliens on Earth that may look like us and live a life like us, but they are aliens. In the book, there are 18 Loric on Earth, and thousands of Mogadorians. Until recently, Earth never even knew they existed.
J DeVoe6~~ Good way to leave someone hanging!! The poem does fit what you said, though, nice!
I am currently reading Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl. In this book, the moon is a big part of the plot. Lena Duchannes has a certain amount of days before she is born, and the moon is a symbol of how many days she has left.
In ages past did their children draw nigh "To worship the gods under full moon's eye. They sang of their greatness, gave thanks for the love Of the Lord of the Forest and the Lady above And then sought their fates or asked their desire With offerings burned in the sacred fire. And now we are here, again in their sight, Gazing with wonder on full moon bright. The ancient days are past and gone, But we again gather to hear their song."
LWoodward5: Great poem!
Book: Twelfth Night
Author: William Shakespeare
Poem: Identity
Author: Cyrus Diaz
Look at me,
it's not my true identity
I have a covert identity,
i wonder if you'd ever see,
my thoughts, my deeds
are all that makes me
but something I may do
may not describe me.
My true identity
has fled me,
fled me to another
to my friends and family
my true identity
is all that makes me.
So lost deep inside
if its not for my soul
i would[d be lost again
my true identity
is hard to see.
Accept who you are
recognize your own beauty
identity isn't a need,
your identity should be your own
a better person you will be known
this is me, this is my identity
my true identity is all full of beauty.
I chose this poem because the main character Viola changes her identity which creates a conundrum. She was on a shipwreck which she believed to have killed her twin brother, Sebastian. When she is swept to shore she decides to change her name and gender to get a job with the noble Orsino. Before she knows it she falls in love with him. Orsino is a lovesick man who wants the hand in marriage of wealthy noble Olivia. Olivia refuses him claiming she will not marry a man in seven years since she is in mourning for her diseased brother. But when she meets Viola sent by Orsino she falls in love with her, well her male identity Cesario. Than her twin brother comes into town alive; do with that what you will.
I chose this poem because Viola’s identity is hidden and could only be seen by her family as well as the fact like the poem she hopes Orsino will see her for who she really is, not as good friend Cesario.
KHouse5: Good details from the book of why you picked that poem.
I am reading Have a Little Faith by Mitch Albom. The poem I chose that fits my book is, A Spiritual Journey by Wind Walker.
"He shows me what was,
And what's meant to be,
And why my life,
Is so important it seems.
A long soar,
Like the eagle high,
I bow my head,
And I start to cry.
Back on the land,
Across from the tree's,
I began to realize,
What healing means.
It mean's not to forget,
Let the past flow,
Of all the horrors,
One soul had to go..."
I chose this poem because it is of faith and how you can't let hardships in life tear you down. You have to let go of the past and move on. My book has a lot of experiences of this in it because it is a true story. It teaches you to have faith and I think this poem catches that perfectly
KHouse5: That poem seems very powerful and I think fits that book. Nice job! I really like how in the poem one of the line reads,"The angel of death at his kill..."
I am reading the City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare. The poem that I think fits my novel is To Not Be Trusted by Amy Zachow.
"How does it feel to be with someone that don't trust you?
It is nothing more than to be left daily of feeling blue.
What hurts the most is that I never cheated
Nor did I do anything to be not trusted.
For that, the treatment of not being trusted
Just makes me ill and disgusted."
I chose this poem to math my novel because in this novel, Jace is currently being accused of helping out his father, Valentine, by Maryse Lightwood. She does not trust Jace regardless of the fact that she has raised him for many years. Jace feels not trusted by the Lightwoods but especially by Maryse. This poem could show what Jace is feeling or thinking inside his head when he is being accused of being a spy for Valentine.
HLee6: I think that the poem that you chose really fits the book that you're reading. Out of My Mind also seems like a really interesting book!
The book I am reading is The Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan. A poem I would choose to describe the book is Changes by Ethan Allen. The poem is about change. And in the whole trilogy is about the switch of a Roman demigod and a Greek demigod so the third book shows the things the characters have learned. Percy ,the Greek, and Jason ,the Roman praetor have somehow switched camps in order to fulfill a prophecy where Greeks and Romans must fight evil together. The book shows the change in Percy's and Jason's perspective of each culture.
Changes:
A change in time, a change in place
A change of jobs, a change of pace
change your style or change your friends
change your path and change the end
Chance for a 20, change for a 10
Change for the bus, 'Change please, friend'
A change of homes, a change of kin
A change of friends you never win
a change of schools, begin again
A change of age, a change of space
A change of morals, A change of rules
A change of sails, blowing you into the unknown
Ethan Allen
@REmmons6: That's a perfect poem for that book! Good job.
Brotherhood Chronicles by John Flanagan. The poem is, Proud To Call You A True Brother by Slim Deuce.
Every morning as I wake up I think of you,
as the hero that came into my life.
More and more you appeared to me when I was in strife.
Afraid I could not live without you in my life.
I only prayed every day and every night.
to have a brother like you by my side.
When I was hurt so many times.
you never let me down.
therefore I am proud.
to call you a true brother.
Even though I know you're not a child of my mother.
To me you'll always be.
Remembered you see.
As Mecca the person who saved my life.
forever the memory will seem right.
In this book Hal and Stig are two unlike people but have one thing in common they are both outcast. They become the closest of friends and even more than that they were brothers to each other. Not by blood but by the bond they shared.
KHouse5-wow seems like a really fun but scary book.
I am reading I am the messenger by Markus Zusak.
The poem I choose is Heroes we Never Name by M. Lucille Ford.
"Back of the men we honor
Enrolled on the scroll of fame,
Are the millions who go unmentioned -
The heroes we never name!
Those who have won us the victories,
And conquered along the way;
Those who have made us a nation -
A tribute to them I would pay.
Back of our nation's first leader,
Of Lincoln and Wilson, too,
Back of the mind directing our course
Was the army that carried it through.
Back of the generals and captains
Was the tramping of rank and file,
And back of them were the ones at home
Who labored with tear and with smile.
And What of the "everyday" heroes
Whose courage and efforts ne'er cease!
Toilers who struggle and labor and strive
And hope for a future of peace?
Hats off to the worthy leaders;
Their honor I'd ever acclaim -
But here's a cheer for the many brave,
The heroes we never name."
In this book, Ed Kennedy accidentally stops a robbery from occurring in the mall, thus earning him recognition of a hero. Shortly after, Ed receives an ace in the mail from an unknown source. On the ace is written a list of addresses and times. These represent a series of tasks that Ed must complete. In the last stanza, it says "And what of the 'everyday' heroes" That line itself could relate to the entire book. Ed was just an ordinary man who worked as a taxi driver. When the robbery occurred, Ed didn't even mean to stop the robbery, it just happened.
I am currently reading Hard Love authored by Ellen Wittlinger.
Poem: I Will Not Change by Ashley Dietz
I will not change
I will not change
I will not change for you
I will not change for anybody
I will be myself, my self only, me, myself and I
I will not change
I will not change
I will not change for you
I will not change for anybody
I will be myself, myself only,
I will not change
I will not change
I will not change for you
I will not change for anybody
I will be myself, myself only, me, myself and I
I will not change
I will not change
I chose this poem because the main character John doesn’t want to make changes to his life even though his mom wants him to because of her boyfriend Al.
AMowry5: I think that you did a great job describing your book with that poem
I am reading Life of Pi by Yann Martel. The Poem I chose is At Sea by Sarah Teasdale.
In the pull of the wind I stand, lonely,
On the deck of a ship, rising, falling,
Wild night around me, wild water under me,
Whipped by the storm, screaming and calling.
Earth is hostile and the sea hostile,
Why do I look for a place to rest?
I must fight always and die fighting
With fear an unhealing wound in my breast.
In the Life of Pi, a boy by the name of Pi gets into a storm while on a ship that ends up sinking. The poem is similar to the book because there is a storm that could potentially sink the ship. Pi survives the ship wreck by getting on a life boat while the narrator of the poem says she'd fight for her life instead of drowning. Both of them want to survive.
ABerryman5: I heard that book was really good! Nice blog by the way.
I am reading Safe Haven by Nicholas Sparks.
The poem I choose is called Fool for Your Charms by Joanna Fuchs.
"Every day with you gives me a thrill;
All my dreams you richly fulfill.
I’m a fool for your charms;
You belong in my arms;
Love me; please say that you will."
In this book the main character runs away from her old life and searches for a fresh start which soon leads to trying to forget about her abusive husband and find real true love. The man that she finds is willing to love and protect her as part of his family and forever will. This poem is perfect to describe the feelings the man has towards the main character and expresses that he will be there to comfort her and get her mind away from her past life.
AMowry5-That seems like the perfect poem to fit your book. It is very touching, good choice!
The Lucky One
From the very first time I told you I love you
You told me how fortunate that you are
But I am just a supporting character
You are the one that is the shinning star
I am the lucky one
You say you do not know how I love you
After the life altering pain you’ve been through
But I love you just the way that you now are
No there is nothing that I’d change about you
I am the lucky one
I’ve traveled through time looking for someone
That could love me and I could give my heart to
I thought I was doomed to a life of lonesomeness
Until the time came that I met you
I am the lucky one
There was no author for this poem.
I am currently reading the book the lucky one by Nicholas Sparks. In this novel the main character Logan Thibault was in the army in Iraq when he found a picture of this women and he decided to go find the women whose name is Victor. This poem, The Lucky One is a love poem about this man who all his life has been looking for a one true love. However, he finally ends up finding his one true love, Victor. In the poem, where it states, “I’ve traveled through time looking for someone…” it is similar with Logan traveling around the United States to find the woman in the photograph he found during the war, and when he did he instantly fell in love with Victor.
TaylorC6: I really like enjoy that poem and it matches perfect with your book. I can’t wait to read that book!
I am reading Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan. The poem I chose is Poseidon by Unknown
Golden skies, tossed upon the perilous sea
Beyond the horizon, lie that which none shall see
Into the night on the voyage to light,
Staring ahead at the heart of the fight
Stormy sea, ferocious wave
Poseidon guides the worthy and brave
For the rest there is no word
Under the sea now, no story to be heard
Succumbing to Poseidon’s trite
They fall to the sea in this mighty fight
Left only a hint, of what could have been
Poseidon is hiding, in the depths within
Percy Jackson is not a normal human being. He knew he was different since he was born but he did not realize it until he lost his mother and went to Camp Halfblood. He then realized his father is the god of the sea, Poseidon. This poem relates to the book because it describes Percy's father. In a way it is describing Percy because he has some powers relating to water amd the ocean. The last line describes how Percy feels as though Poseidon doesn't know he exsists and that he is "hiding" from him.
ugh sorry Ms. J Thomas that post above about Percy Jackson is mine. My computer glitched.
KaylaO6 - I love that movie!! I really should read the book. That poem fit your book great!!
BYoung6- That sounds like an awesome book! It has some similarities to mine with the Greek mythology. Great post
MEN AND BEASTS
Appetite bother not about
Status or class, sex or gender
It is the thing in itself
Go ahead to assuage it
Lest it make you a deviate
To ruffle alike men and beasts.
Karnail Singh Heirwale
The book I am reading is The Island of Dr. Moreau by H.G. Wells. This poem fits my book because in my book a mad scientist tries to create human intelligence in animals. The dark beast inside of Dr. Moreau that craves this intelligence transfers to the people surrounding him, including his own creatures.
KaylaO6: Amazing poem and great job linking both the book and the poem together. It sounds like you really enjoyed this book.
"Allons! through struggles and wars!
The goal that was named cannot be countermanded.
Have the past struggles succeeded?
What has succeeded? yourself? your nation? Nature?
Now understand me well--it is provided in the essence of things that
from any fruition of success, no matter what, shall come forth
something to make a greater struggle necessary.
My call is the call of battle, I nourish active rebellion,
He going with me must go well arm'd,
He going with me goes often with spare diet, poverty, angry enemies,
desertions."
I think this poem represents the book "Feed" by M.T. Anderson partly due to the fact that it is about rebellion and going against society in some way. This conflict, Man vs. Society, is the main conflict in this story for Titus and his friends who are attempting to fight the "Feed".
DXi5,
I think your poem fits extremely well for Twelfth Night. Especially where it begins to talk about identity.
I am reading the book The Phantom of the Opera. the poem that fits my book is A Broken Hearted's 'Goodbye' by Swagat Bhattacharjee.
"I feel this breeze fading away
I want to hold on, but she doesn't!
i'm now beginning to doubt this way,
That this essence i cherish is barely pleasant...!"
This poem matches my book because it says how they want to hold on. In my book Erik wanted too hold on to Christine and to marry her, but she refused. The the person in the poem doubts his ways and realizes its bad. In my book Erik realizes that he was making a bad decision kidnapping Christine and lets her marry whoever she wants.
KHouse5, wow, that poem segment really matched your book, good job!
Good day. Sir , by the way I am Mr. CYRUS ALDOHESA DIAZ and I am the author of the poem u used as subject for literaty criticism or analysis.
I really appreciate the time, effort and the importance u have rendered to my poem. I never really expect that it myt be of interest to othe people like you. But thaks anyway for the compliment you have given. I an genuinely happy upon reading your blog. I am by the way from the philippines and I work as a high school english teacher. If u wish to know more about me my biography is in the internet.. u just hav to search my name. U can also add me on facebook if u wish. Fazeless_ claude@yahoo.com or simply search claude diaz.
Than you once again and more power..
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