Analysis Of To Me Love That Dog By Sharon Creech

To me Love that Dog by Sharon Creech is a novel about how students first learn to write poems. For example, in Jack’s second poem he says that he cannot write a poem because his brain is empty. (pg. 2) when I read this it reminded me of when I had to write my first poem and of how long it took me to actually write the poem. I of the things that I think Miss Strechberry does as an effective teacher is encouraging Jack to write a poem. As well as agree to not put Jack’s poem on the board or read it out loud. Because she knows how uncomfortable Jack is about having his poems on display. Another thing that Miss Stretchberry does is pick up on the fact that the blue car means something to Jack and that it has something to do with a pet. Another …show more content…
For example, when I was reading Jack’s poem I could tell how uncomfortable he was with having his poems on display and how much he did not want to write a poem. I think the theme of the poem was to show students that no one is born a poet, that it takes time and effort to learn how to write poems. There are several different types of poems in the book. To me the two most obvious types are free verse and concrete poems. For example, Jacks poem My Yellow Dog is a great example of a concrete poem. Another element that I saw throughout the poem is the style. For example, Jacks poem My Sky starts out with five to six words per line but as the poem goes on there is only one line that has three words whereas the rest of the poem only has one word per line. I think the author did this not only for style but for tone as well. when I was reading the poem I felt how sad Jack was. The spacing of the poem also forced me to read the poem slowly. I wanted to read the book fast but I could not because of the spacing of the poem. I think the author did this for readers like me. To make sure that we read the book slowly so that we do not miss …show more content…
For example, some of the text is italicized while other parts of the text are written very small. I think the author did this to emphasize some of the words that she used. For example, when Jack is talking about the small poems and every time the word small is used it is in a very small font. When I was first reading this part of the book I almost missed the word small because I was not expecting to see such a small font in the book. I think the author did this to keep her readers on edge and make sure that we are really paying attention so that we do not miss anything. The author uses voice rather well in this book. For example, when Miss Stretchberry tells Jack that Mr. Walter Dean Myers is coming to his classroom one can just hear how excited he is. What was great about this book is the fact that it can be used as a whole poetry unit. The author was able to incorporate several poetic elements. Such as, tone, voice, spacing, free verse poems, and concrete poems. The author was also able to connect to younger students and students that are having trouble writing