Denny Wayson NATT(ms) MTA Satellite Program, 2002 AACPS

TR20

Do you think the author's attitude toward the subject of his or her writing affects

the style?

Read this poem and think about how the author

feels about the subject he describes.

“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 ?

Tone is the attitude writers take towards their subject .

Would this poem have a different meaning for the

reader if the tone was changed?