i think that the line most significance to me would be
Thats when we see it, a buoy called friendship bobbing up between us and we swim towards it for all we are worth and we meet there, somewhere in the middle.
this is showing that sometimes to lessen the pain and not feel the alone you just need to be willing to accept a friend. Sometimes thats all that is needed a friend to help you out. but you can axpect them to come to you or you can't just go to them, you have to meet somewhere in the middle. I chose this line because i really enjoyed the poem and ot really meant something to me.
"IN CASE I FORGOT TO TELL YOU I'M ALLERGIC TO BOXES, SHOE BOXES, NEW BOXES, EVEN CEREAL BOXES" Well i pick this part from a poem name black box by Devon Hope because i don't really like to be around alot of people i don't know. The line is saying he don't like being around new people he don't like. He don'[t like to be in new groups of people that he don't know. He will feel like he can't move from that one place. I choose this line because i think of me when i was reading this poem and i think the same way about what he said in his poem.
The line of the poem I chose is from Chankara when she said I've got no use for lame excuses or imitation love that packs a punch.This line meant something to me because this what young girls should be saying.The line is basically saying she doesn't need a man who is going to abuse or hit her.Domestic violence is a big issue in the U.S and that's why i chose this line because she left her relationship immediately after her boyfriend hit her.
"Discover the poet in tough guy disguise" Devon Hope- I like this line because people just think i am a sporty person and i don't care about school but really I do.
The line "the secret i whisper in the night,/you fill your eyes with me like a mirror/i see in myself in". This line is from Lupe Algirin's poem . it is saying that Lupe see's herself in another person.I chose the line because me and lupe have alot in common . -Lysandra C.
the line that i like it when chankara say that she is bruise easily she is saying that she hates wen he hit on her and she loved him but it was just not going good and she is not a hitting bag
In the poem Devon hope a basket ball player but what in side is that he like reading but he don't show it in side. Many people have thing in side to hied in side. But What he is trying to say is that is some people don't like to be nick named so Devon hope don't like to be could that why so people call him jump shot but he don't like to be could that way call him surprise.
The line I choose is from Sheila's poem Private Puzzle.The line is "God must love puzzles the way he scattered our pieces across the table of the world."I think it means we don't know were we fit in or who we are until we have traveled across the world.I think Sheila also means god left us on earth to figure out what puzzle piece goes where and how we fit into the society we live in as who we are or whatever picture we make up.I chose the line because it really shows and repersents how most or some teenagers feel when it comes to where they fit in,in the world around them.I think this poem has some real sentimental value to me because I once didn't know where I belonged in the groups of people around me in like sixth or fifth grade. ~Alize Robinson~
The line: I've got no use/ for lame excuses/ or imitation love/ that packs/ a punch. I love this line because it stands out to me. This line means that it's not real love if you have to worry about getting hit. She is saying has no time to be lying for you even though you said you'd never do it again. She's like one of my favorite characters because she was brave and told her boyfriend to get out.
She bought into Hollywood's lie that love us mostly what you get instead of what it costs, like the perfumed bottle ripped from her neck and sent flying to the ground. IT mean that she lie to her friend. I pick this prom because it is good prom and it is my favorite prom.
"Friendship bobbing up between us and we swim towards it" this makes me think of who your real friends are and who mostly had been there when you really needed them through good times or bad they will always be there by your side .
One of the poem that I like was the one that Devon wrote Black Box. The thing that its trying to say is that Devon wants have to make hi ony chose he don't want to trap in a box.The only thing that he want to be confind with is his skin bones. The thing that i like about it is that he is concerned about his skin and body.
"In case I forgot to tell you I'm allergic to boxes, shoe boxes, new boxes, even cereal boxes." What's the meaning of this line of a poem is that he/she doesn't want to be trap in a place that he/she does not want to be. I like this poem/line of this poem is because I, too don't like to be in a boxe. I don't like to be trap in a place that I don't want to be.
"My body is the only box i belong in" i chose this line because it talks about people who are trying to fit in with cool kids.i think you should always be yourself because it doesn't matter who you are. It doesn't matter who you are you can be anything you want to be. This line is interesting because some kids want to keep their true identity and don't want to show to the real world who they really are. ~
steve ericson:when i was seven i looked to heaven and dreamed of going to the moon i think he mean like he really dreams too go to the moon wondering what afther the stars hassan outley
Devon Hope-Black Box-"Mark them geeky, wimpy,bully....just don't put me in one, son believe me I won't fit" This part of the poem is saying that you can call people wimpy, geeky, etc, but don't put me in a box because I'm not in a category.For me, I hate it when people are categorized into groups, whether it's geek/smart or brat. The thing is people, including me tend to judge others before even getting to know them. I think that is why people put others in "boxes" ~ Marian Jacob
''some will , no doubt come up wanting requiring a change of designation''.This to me means that it will be a time in your life when you want better for yourself.It also means that life is a required change and will have to be changed because of the wants we come to have.I chose this line because it has a great meaning .Also because it is a true statement.
The line I chose is "remember: Pack you dreams./They're portable". This was in the poem "doubtless" by Steve Ericson. The line means that no matter where you are or what problem you have you should still go after your dreams.
"I woke up this morning exhausted from hiding the me of me" this line is said by Devon Hope and I think he is trying to say that he is tired of hiding his true self and doesn't want to known as just a "Jump Shot". He wants other to know who he really is.
''My body is the only box i belong in''by Devon Hope. I think if people stop placeing labels on eachother,they might really found out people true character instead their assumption of them.
"Friendship bobbing up between us and we swim towards it" The reason I picked this quote from one of the poems is because in one line it can explain that a REAL friendship is about to entwine. ~Blerta Imeri~
"my body is the only box i belong in." i think devon is tired of people labeling him as just a dumb jock. devon knows he's not dumb or just a jock.devon loves to resd and is a very smart articulate person not just a basketball player.devon knows he must stay true to his self and listen to all the negative things they say about or to him -marcus
'I woke up this morning exhausted from hiding me'... hes trying to say he's sick of not being the true him.He wants to be himself around others.....Amir Smajlovic
a buoy called friendship."This line is very true because friends can act like buoys. Without a friend who would you complain to or cry with?This line means that friends can help you. I chose this line because friendship is very important and my friend mean everything to me.
" Lucky for me, I don't bruise easily."- Janelle Battle
I choose this line because although to most people I act like a big baby, I'm not. People often try to say things to hurt me and they think that I will cry, but I just say whatever and brush it off. If It Is something that really hurt me I won't cry right on the spot though. I chose this line because it sort of relates to me and how i am. This line simply means that some people have a stronger mentality than others and they don't let hateful or hurtful things get them down. ~ Nickoy Allen.
" Bang! There lay my dream on the ground. Thank God, eventually I came around and dreamed another dream." ~ Steve Ericson I chose this line from Steve's poem "Doubtless" because it shows how strong he is. When you have a dream and then someone comes along and destroys it, it's not easy to find another one. When he says "Thank God", he really is thankful, because most people that lose their dreams just give up. Steve had the will power to move on with his life, and I commend him for that.
Sterling S. Hughes- "God's qot me covered' cause im good, but not that good."
I think he is saying that he is as good as he can be but he is not always perfect. There are times when he makes mistakes and do bad but inside he is good.To me this is saying that nobody is perfect or good even if they want to be because in every good person there is some bad.
-Sisters under the skin, we meet in the mirror, our images superimposed for one split second.
-Janelle Battle
-I think she means that there two different sides of her when she looks in the mirror.Sometimes it reflects on me because I'll sometimes think theres something going on with me when I look in the mirror,like I want to be a different person.Even though I just need to be myself and not nobody else.
devon says " i wake up this morning exhausted from hiding the me of me". i believe that devon is expressing himself in the poem by saying that he is tired of hiding his true identity and that its more to him than what they believe and he wants everyone to know that
Dear Mom,you with the hypodermic needle in your arm, i never said good-bye, or joined your funeral procession because i was angry at the time
leaving me seemed to be your choice why make it? was it something that i did or said? weeks after you were dead, those questions hammered me until i thought my heart would shatter......
i think she feels as though she didn't get closure with her mom and she might think it had something to do with her
Devon hope: "I woke up this morning exausited from the me of me"
what i think he's saying is its harder to run away from what you are then to be you and not think about trying to change.if you be be yourself thin you wont have to think about if that something you would do because its you it would be like a habit. Tyrrell SMITH
The line from a poem in the book is from Devon.It reads "my name is suprise."The line is saying that Devon is not who people think he is.It also means that he is different then the person people put him out to be.He doesn't want people to make a name for him he wants to make one homself and suprise those around him.I chose the line because I suprise people with the things I do and when I achive something great that nobody thought was possible. ~Jouliana Afet~
devon hope is a basketball player but inside he loves to read. the signifcent of this is that he like to read more then basket ball. i chose the line because it state how he lives a secret life.
"I dare you to peep behind these eyes, discover the poet in tough-guy disguise...."
This line is saying that the poet is really tired of hiding and does not want to reveal the truth.The reason that I chose this poem is because their are many people with this problem.People all the time are trying to act as someone that they are not to fit in.This poem explains that it is ok to be who you are and not follow others but be a leader.
I feel the most signifant poem is Common Ground by Leslie Lucas. "at the center of loneliness,we dip into a pool of tears and thrash around desperate not to drown". This line represents on how I always felt about life and the people around me. Davontae Baines
The line from the poem that was the most significance to me was....They put me down./Bang!/ There my dream lay on the ground./ To me, this line means many things. Such as, sometimes people or your surroundings do not agree with your dreams. So, they do all they can to denigrate you as a person. I chose this line because it was very important to me in my life, and as a person. ~ashley patterson
"I woke up this morning exhausted from hiding the me of me" This Means Something To me Because a lot Of Teenagers Hide From Who They Really Are And I Think They Should Stop And Just Show Everybody Who They really Are.
My name is Ms. Constantine. I am very excited to be here at H.W. Smith, and even more excited to begin reading Bronx Masquerade and learning more about you. While reading the novel, we will be exploring issues of identity and stereotyping in our own world. At the end of the novel, we will work to publish our own H.W. Smith Masquerade! This blog will be an area for in depth discussion and poetry and narrative publication. Feel free to post at anytime.
i think that the line most significance to me would be
ReplyDeleteThats when we see it,
a buoy called friendship
bobbing up between us
and we swim towards it
for all we are worth
and we meet there,
somewhere
in the middle.
this is showing that sometimes to lessen the pain and not feel the alone you just need to be willing to accept a friend. Sometimes thats all that is needed a friend to help you out. but you can axpect them to come to you or you can't just go to them, you have to meet somewhere in the middle. I chose this line because i really enjoyed the poem and ot really meant something to me.
- Asmae Aitnajim
"IN CASE I FORGOT TO TELL YOU I'M ALLERGIC TO BOXES, SHOE BOXES, NEW BOXES, EVEN CEREAL BOXES" Well i pick this part from a poem name black box by Devon Hope because i don't really like to be around alot of people i don't know. The line is saying he don't like being around new people he don't like. He don'[t like to be in new groups of people that he don't know. He will feel like he can't move from that one place. I choose this line because i think of me when i was reading this poem and i think the same way about what he said in his poem.
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The line of the poem I chose is from Chankara when she said I've got no use for lame excuses or imitation love that packs a punch.This line meant something to me because this what young girls should be saying.The line is basically saying she doesn't need a man who is going to abuse or hit her.Domestic violence is a big issue in the U.S and that's why i chose this line because she left her relationship immediately after her boyfriend hit her.
ReplyDeleteDevon Hope-"I woke up this morning exausted from hiding the me of me"
ReplyDeleteI feel that he trying to say that he sick of trying to be someone else and not him
-Rasheed Baker
"Discover the poet in tough guy disguise" Devon Hope- I like this line because people just think i am a sporty person and i don't care about school but really I do.
ReplyDelete"exhausted from hiding the me of me so i stand" Devon Hope
ReplyDeleteTHE line is saying that he tried of hiding the real him and showing what he really wants.
The line "the secret i whisper in the night,/you fill your eyes with me like a mirror/i see in myself in". This line is from Lupe Algirin's poem . it is saying that Lupe see's herself in another person.I chose the line because me and lupe have alot in common .
ReplyDelete-Lysandra C.
the line that i like it when chankara say that she is bruise easily she is saying that she hates wen he hit on her and she loved him but it was just not going good and she is not a hitting bag
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By Devon hope
In the poem Devon hope a basket ball player but what in side is that he like reading but he don't show it in side. Many people have thing in side to hied in side. But What he is trying to say is that is some people don't like to be nick named so Devon hope don't like to be could that why so people call him jump shot but he don't like to be could that way call him surprise.
The line I choose is from Sheila's poem Private Puzzle.The line is "God must love puzzles the way he scattered our pieces across the table of the world."I think it means we don't know were we fit in or who we are until we have traveled across the world.I think Sheila also means god left us on earth to figure out what puzzle piece goes where and how we fit into the society we live in as who we are or whatever picture we make up.I chose the line because it really shows and repersents how most or some teenagers feel when it comes to where they fit in,in the world around them.I think this poem has some real sentimental value to me because I once didn't know where I belonged in the groups of people around me in like sixth or fifth grade. ~Alize Robinson~
ReplyDeleteThe line: I've got no use/ for lame excuses/ or imitation love/ that packs/ a punch. I love this line because it stands out to me. This line means that it's not real love if you have to worry about getting hit. She is saying has no time to be lying for you even though you said you'd never do it again. She's like one of my favorite characters because she was brave and told her boyfriend to get out.
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'I woke up this morning exausted frome hiding me' it is trying to say that he was hiding his face fore a long time
ReplyDeleteShe bought into Hollywood's lie that love us mostly what you get instead of what it costs, like the perfumed bottle ripped from her neck and sent flying to the ground.
ReplyDeleteIT mean that she lie to her friend.
I pick this prom because it is good prom and it is my favorite prom.
Sandra Nyamanyana
when steve ericson said when i was seven ilooked to haven and dreamed. he mean that he dream about his life. bye halima kumiya
ReplyDelete"Friendship bobbing up between us and we swim towards it" this makes me think of who your real friends are and who mostly had been there when you really needed them through good times or bad they will always be there by your side .
ReplyDelete-Azemina Ejubovic
One of the poem that I like was the one that Devon wrote Black Box. The thing that its trying to say is that Devon wants have to make hi ony chose he don't want to trap in a box.The only thing that he want to be confind with is his skin bones. The thing that i like about it is that he is concerned about his skin and body.
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Devon Hope-"I woke up this morning exausted from hiding the me of me"
ReplyDelete- i think he's saying that he just wants to be himself and to stop hiding behind and outer exterior that everyone is known to see...
-Corey "12" Gary
"In case I forgot to tell you I'm allergic to boxes, shoe boxes, new boxes, even cereal boxes."
ReplyDeleteWhat's the meaning of this line of a poem is that he/she doesn't want to be trap in a place that he/she does not want to be. I like this poem/line of this poem is because I, too don't like to be in a boxe. I don't like to be trap in a place that I don't want to be.
-Fern
"My body is the only box i belong in" i chose this line because it talks about people who are trying to fit in with cool kids.i think you should always be yourself because it doesn't matter who you are.
ReplyDeleteIt doesn't matter who you are you can be anything you want to be. This line is interesting because some kids want to keep their true identity and don't want to show to the real world who they really are. ~
Abdinoor Mohamed~
steve ericson:when i was seven i looked to heaven and dreamed of going to the moon i think he mean like he really dreams too go to the moon wondering what afther the stars hassan outley
ReplyDeleteI notice you frown at my thick casing' it means that even if someone fells bad but she would never fell bad
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Devon Hope-Black Box-"Mark them geeky, wimpy,bully....just don't put me in one, son believe me I won't fit" This part of the poem is saying that you can call people wimpy, geeky, etc, but don't put me in a box because I'm not in a category.For me, I hate it when people are categorized into groups, whether it's geek/smart or brat. The thing is people, including me tend to judge others before even getting to know them. I think that is why people put others in "boxes"
ReplyDelete~ Marian Jacob
''some will , no doubt come up wanting requiring a change of designation''.This to me means that it will be a time in your life when you want better for yourself.It also means that life is a required change and will have to be changed because of the wants we come to have.I chose this line because it has a great meaning .Also because it is a true statement.
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The line I chose is "remember: Pack you dreams./They're portable". This was in the poem "doubtless" by Steve Ericson. The line means that no matter where you are or what problem you have you should still go after your dreams.
ReplyDelete-Amir Begovic
"I woke up this morning exhausted from hiding the me of me" this line is said by Devon Hope and I think he is trying to say that he is tired of hiding his true self and doesn't want to known as just a "Jump Shot". He wants other to know who he really is.
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''My body is the only box i belong in''by Devon Hope.
ReplyDeleteI think if people stop placeing labels on eachother,they might really found out people true character instead their assumption of them.
"Friendship bobbing up between us and we swim towards it"
ReplyDeleteThe reason I picked this quote from one of the poems is because in one line it can explain that a REAL friendship is about to entwine.
~Blerta Imeri~
"my body is the only box i belong in."
ReplyDeletei think devon is tired of people labeling him as just a dumb jock. devon knows he's not dumb or just a jock.devon loves to resd and is a very smart articulate person not just a basketball player.devon knows he must stay true to his self and listen to all the negative things they say about or to him
-marcus
'I woke up this morning exhausted from hiding me'... hes trying to say he's sick of not being the true him.He wants to be himself around others.....Amir Smajlovic
ReplyDeletea buoy called friendship."This line is very true because friends can act like buoys. Without a friend who would you complain to or cry with?This line means that friends can help you. I chose this line because friendship is very important and my friend mean everything to me.
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" Lucky for me,
ReplyDeleteI don't bruise easily."- Janelle Battle
I choose this line because although to most people I act like a big baby, I'm not. People often try to say things to hurt me and they think that I will cry, but I just say whatever and brush it off. If It Is something that really hurt me I won't cry right on the spot though. I chose this line because it sort of relates to me and how i am. This line simply means that some people have a stronger mentality than others and they don't let hateful or hurtful things get them down.
~ Nickoy Allen.
" Bang! There lay my dream on the ground. Thank God, eventually I came around and dreamed another dream." ~ Steve Ericson
ReplyDeleteI chose this line from Steve's poem "Doubtless" because it shows how strong he is. When you have a dream and then someone comes along and destroys it, it's not easy to find another one. When he says "Thank God", he really is thankful, because most people that lose their dreams just give up. Steve had the will power to move on with his life, and I commend him for that.
Jake G.
Sterling S. Hughes- "God's qot me covered' cause im good, but not that good."
ReplyDeleteI think he is saying that he is as good as he can be but he is not always perfect. There are times when he makes mistakes and do bad but inside he is good.To me this is saying that nobody is perfect or good even if they want to be because in every good person there is some bad.
-Nathalie Mihigo
-Sisters under the skin,
ReplyDeletewe meet in the mirror,
our images superimposed
for one split second.
-Janelle Battle
-I think she means that there two different sides of her when she looks in the mirror.Sometimes it reflects on me because I'll sometimes think theres something going on with me when I look in the mirror,like I want to be a different person.Even though I just need to be myself and not nobody else.
-Amal Abdi.....
ronasia davis
ReplyDeletedevon says " i wake up this morning exhausted from hiding the me of me".
i believe that devon is expressing himself in the poem by saying that he is tired of hiding his true identity and that its more to him than what they believe and he wants everyone to know that
it's the blood that tells slaves black as mississipi mud ring the trunk of my family tree.They speak through me black as they want to be.
ReplyDeleteThis poem is talking about different color that they they family want to be black.
I pick this poem because it is good poem and I like this poem.
sangita dhamala
Dear Mom,you with the hypodermic needle in your arm, i never said good-bye, or joined your funeral procession because i was angry at the time
ReplyDeleteleaving me seemed to be your choice why make it? was it something that i did or said? weeks after you were dead, those questions hammered me until i thought my heart would shatter......
i think she feels as though she didn't get closure with her mom and she might think it had something to do with her
Devon hope: "I woke up this morning exausited from the me of me"
ReplyDeletewhat i think he's saying is its harder to run away from what you are then to be you and not think about trying to change.if you be be yourself thin you wont have to think about if that something you would do because its you it would be like a habit.
Tyrrell SMITH
DEVON HOPE:IM EXAUSTED FROM HIDING FROM ME AND ME
ReplyDeleteI FEEL THIS MEAN HE'S IS TRYING TO HIDE THE REAL HIM ITS EASIER TO JUST BE YOURSELF
TYRRELL SMITH
The line that I chose is it's the blood that tells.It's means that it tells the differrnt peaple.Dina niyozima.
ReplyDeletemy body is the only box i belong in.
ReplyDeleteit means that he don't like his hight and wight.
it also means that he is fat.black box.
I pick this book because it is a good poem.
Seik Dah Poe
The line from a poem in the book is from Devon.It reads "my name is suprise."The line is saying that Devon is not who people think he is.It also means that he is different then the person people put him out to be.He doesn't want people to make a name for him he wants to make one homself and suprise those around him.I chose the line because I suprise people with the things I do and when I achive something great that nobody thought was possible. ~Jouliana Afet~
ReplyDeletedevon hope is a basketball player but inside he loves to read. the signifcent of this is that he like to read more then basket ball. i chose the line because it state how he lives a secret life.
ReplyDelete"I dare you to peep
ReplyDeletebehind these eyes,
discover the poet
in tough-guy disguise...."
This line is saying that the poet is really tired of hiding and does not want to reveal the truth.The reason that I chose this poem is because their are many people with this problem.People all the time are trying to act as someone that they are not to fit in.This poem explains that it is ok to be who you are and not follow others but be a leader.
Arsen Bagiryan
I feel the most signifant poem is Common Ground by Leslie Lucas. "at the center of loneliness,we dip into a pool of tears and thrash around desperate not to drown". This line represents on how I always felt about life and the people around me. Davontae Baines
ReplyDeleteThe line from the poem that was the most significance to me was....They put me down./Bang!/ There my dream lay on the ground./ To me, this line means many things. Such as, sometimes people or your surroundings do not agree with your dreams. So, they do all they can to denigrate you as a person. I chose this line because it was very important to me in my life, and as a person. ~ashley patterson
ReplyDelete"I woke up this morning exhausted from hiding the me of me"
ReplyDeleteThis Means Something To me Because a lot Of Teenagers Hide From Who They Really Are And I Think They Should Stop And Just Show Everybody Who They really Are.
'I woke up this morning exhausted from hiding me'
ReplyDeleteHe is saying that he is tired of really hiding who he is form people.