We explored the powerful device of Repetition in Phil Kaye’s poem of the same name. Some poems in our workshop are ‘after’ Kaye’s work.
Lesson Note: “Repetition can make magic happen-repeat a word or a phrase enough times and it breathes new life, fresh meaning. Or repetition can strip language until all that’s left are empty rhythms and sounds. Words are funny like that.”-New York Times, critic, Maya Phillips
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Mr. Smith, 6th Grade
Repetition in Terms of Playing
by Enrique P.
I turn on my computer
it’s loading, loading, loading
loading, loading.
I open a game
it’s loading, loading, loading
loading, loading
I hear a sound
Its the pew sound pew, pew, pew
pew, pew, pew, pewdieipdo
I am tired, tired, tired, tired
until I fall asleep, asleep, asleep
We all know this happens
again, again, again again again
till the dawn of Judgment Day.
School
by Joel M.
At the beginning of the school day
I always am bored bored bored
as the school days go on I
am always bored I think
about other things during school
like games games games after
each class period I look for
food food food at the end
of the school day, I feel
relieved relived relived
I will do it over again
again again
Mr. DeAllume, 6th Grade
School
by Sam
At the beginning of the school day, I am tired
tired tired
As the school day goes on, I wake up wake up
wake up
I think about other things during school like games
games games
After each class period, I hope for the end the end
the end
At the end of the school day, I feel exhausted
exhausted exhausted
But I know the next day I will do it all over again again
again.
Mrs. LeSane and Mr. Endres, 8th Grade
Untitled
by Jordi M.
Mi nombre es Jordi voy a la escuela me sieoto
excelente estoy feliz me gusta futbol quisiera
uprender mas es un poco consado per lo voy
haces major.
Longing for the end
by Lina D.
At the beginning of the day, I feel
tired tired tired
As the day goes on I wait for the
End End End
I think about things like my
Grandma, Grandma, Grandma
At the end of the day, I hope for
Freedom, Freedom, Freedom.
At the end of the school day, I feel
Lost Lost Lost
But at the end of the day, I know I’ll do it over
Again, Again, Again.
Hungry
by Jacob Q. A.
at the beginning of the school
the day I always am tired tired tired
as the school day goes on I
get hungrier hungrier hungrier
I think about other things during
school like food food food after
each class period I hope for
sleep sleep sleep at the end
of the school day I
feel hungry hungry hungry but
I know the next day I will do it
all over again again again
again
Untitled
by Rihana B.
At the beginning of the school day, I always am sleepy
sleepy, sleepy
As the school day goes on I do my work, do my work
do my work
I think about other things during school like Netflix Netflix Netflix
After each class period I hope for the bell to ring, the bell to ring
the bell to ring
At the end of the school day, I feel happy happy happy
But I know the next day I will do it all over
again, again, again.
Untitled
by Malia W.
At the beginning of the school day
I am always annoyed, annoyed, annoyed
As the school day go on I’m ready
to go, ready to go, ready to go.
I think about other things during
school like sleep, sleep, sleep
After each class period, I hope for
sub, sub, sub
At the end of the day, I feel \
tired, tired, tired
But I know the next day I will
do it again, again, and again.
