Poetry scavenger hunt

Poetry Scavenger Hunt

1. A blind Fisherman By Stanley Moss

He could not fish, he could not walk, he fell

in his own feces. He wept. He died where he fell.

This passage can relate to the situation where life presents difficulties or challenges because these lines are about a blind man who cannot see what he's doing or where he's going. This blind man has the challenge of going about his life without knowing where he's going or being able to see what he's doing and it relates to how life presents itself with difficulties or challenges.

2. The last laugh By Wilfred Owen

‘O Jesus Christ! I’m hit,’ he said; and died.

This line from the poem The last laugh relates to the second topic because the day you die is a very big milestone, even though your not there to see yourself die. Your death day is just as important as the day your born because it is the day you leave this world, just like how it was celebrated when you came into this world.

3. Mother explains heaven to dying son By Pamela A. Snow

Please give me the words, O Lord, and
let me say them with a smile...

This line relates to the third topic about a toast or prayer because it is about a mother calling to god in prayer to let her son be welcomed into heaven when he dies.

4. Marry me again? By Michelle Gauci

I think back to the day
of when we said "I Do"

These lines relate to the topic of marriage or relationship because it is about a man trying to propose to a woman again after they got a divorce and he's thinking back to the day he said "I do" the first marriage.

5. To be the best By Eric Roth

To be the best you see…..

Be the best that you can be…..

These lines relate to the topic of motivation or leading an audience because it is giving advice on how to be a good person and  persuade you to be the best person you can be.