tone in poetry
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“There’s This that I like About Hockey, My Lad” by John Kieran
There’s this that I like about hockey, my lad;It’s a clattering, battering sport.
As a popular pastime it isn’t half badFor chaps of the sturdier sport
You step on the gas and let in the clutch;You start on a skate and come back on a
crutch;Your chance of surviving is really not much;
It’s something like storming a fort
“There’s This that I like About Hockey, My Lad” by John Kieran (continued)
There’s this that I like about hockey, my boy;
There’s nothing about it that’s tame.The whistle is blown and the players deploy;
They start in to maul and to maim.There’s a dash at the goal and crash on the ice;The left wing goes down when you’ve swatted him twice;
it’s really a rollicking game.
“There’s This that I like About Hockey, My Lad” by John Kieran (continued)
There’s this that I like about hockey, old chap;
I think you’ll agree that I’m right;Although you may get an occasional rap,
There’s always good fun in the fight.So toss in the puck, for the players are set;Sing ho! For the dash on the enemy net;And ho! For the smash as a challenge is met;
And hey! For a glorious night!
After Reading, “There’s This that I like About Hockey, My Lad” by John Kieran, do you think the author's attitude toward hockey affects the style of his writing?
“There’s This that I like About Hockey, My Lad” by John Kieran
There’s this that I like about hockey, my lad;It’s a clattering, battering sport.
As a popular pastime it isn’t half badFor chaps of the sturdier sport
You step on the gas and let in the clutch;You start on a skate and come back on a
crutch;Your chance of surviving is really not much;
It’s something like storming a fort.
There’s this that I like about hockey clattering, battering sport
popular pastime
storming a fort
my lad
Author’s Attitude towards Hockey
Think About
“There’s This that I like About Hockey, My Lad” by John Kieran (continued)
There’s this that I like about hockey, my boy;
There’s nothing about it that’s tame.The whistle is blown and the players deploy;
They start in to maul and to maim.There’s a dash at the goal and crash on the ice;The left wing goes down when you’ve swatted him twice;
it’s really a rollicking game.
There’s this that I like about hockey
my boynothing about it that’s
tame
maul and to maim
Author’s Attitude towards Hockey
Think About
“There’s This that I like About Hockey, My Lad” by John Kieran (continued)
There’s this that I like about hockey, old chap;
I think you’ll agree that I’m right;Although you may get an occasional rap,
There’s always good fun in the fight.So toss in the puck, for the players are set;Sing ho! For the dash on the enemy net;And ho! For the smash as a challenge is met;
And hey! For a glorious night!
There’s this that I like about hockey
old chap
good fun
enemy net
glorious nightAuthor’s Attitude towards Hockey
Author is speaking to
After Reading, “There’s This that I like About
Hockey, My Lad” by John Kieran, do you think the author's attitude toward
hockey affects his writing ?