Nick


 * A Kick In The Head**

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ poetry _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ jumpstarts _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ my imagin- _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ation _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ it _ _opens its arms to me, jabs me in the heart _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ //thump// //_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ thump// _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ poetry _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ gives _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _me _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ k_p _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ i_ _o _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ c_ _ e _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ k_ _ _t _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ r _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ i_ _ _ _ y _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ n_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _g _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ t_ _ _ _ _ _i_ _ _ _ _ _ _ **!** _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ h_ _ _ _ _ _v_ _ _ _ _ _ **K** _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ e_ _ _ _ _ _ e_ _ _ _ _ **C** _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _s_ _ _ _ **I** _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _**K** _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ head_ _ _ _ _ _me a (Sorry about the underscores, it's the only way i could get the poem to look like it is supposed to look.)

What is your interpretation of the poem? My interpretation of this poem is that poetry can let you do alot of things and start-up your brain.

Can you identify any figurative language? I can identify a personification in this poem. At the end, it says, "poetry gives me a kick in the head." This is a personification because poetry cannot really kick you in the head.

Does your poem fit a certain category? Tell me how it fits the category. My poem fits into the category of a concrete poem. My poem fits into this category because it is shaped how it is written, a person kicking.

What is the mood of the poem? I think that the mood of the poem is excited and enthusiastic.

Why did you choose this poem? I chose this poem because I though htat concrete poems were cool because of the form and I liked the form of this poem.

Import a picture to symbolize a meaning in the poem. Tell me why you chose that picture. I chose this picture because in my mind, the narrator is getting a boost of energy from poetry and these people look like they are getting a boost of energy.

Find a cartoon, video, or other graphic to go with the poem. Who is the author? Write a few sentences about the author. The author of this poem is Paul B. Janeczko. He was born in New Jersey and he didn't like school. He said that he did as little homework as possible. He also said that before sixth grade he wasn't much of a reader and his reading was limited to baseball magazines, the daily sports page, and the backs of old baseball cards.

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