Walter Dean Myers, he becomes a key character in the book as soon as Jack starts reading his poems. Second, there is Jacks teacher, his teacher encourages him to go on with his poetry as much as he can even though Jacks too embarrassed to write his name on the poems he writes. One of them is Jack, in this story he write poetry but is very embarrassed about it. There are three main characters in this story. The book also isnt so great when it comes to descriptions or different settings so thats the only spot where it takes place. It takes places at Jacks(protagonist) school.
This is a book that is written in free verse poetry form. Jack's reverence for the poem ultimately leads to meeting the poet himself, an experience he will never forget.My book is not the best one anyone could ever read, but I would be happy to show you why. The words completely captivate him, reminding him of the loving way his dad calls him in the morning and of the way he used to call his yellow dog, Sky. His favorite poem of all is a short, rhythmic one by Walter Dean Myers called "Love That Boy" (included at the end of the book with all the rest of Ms. You've just got to / make / short / lines." He becomes more and more discerning as the days go by, and readers' spirits will rise with Jack's as he begins to find his own voice through his own poetry and through that of others. Take William Carlos Williams, for example: "If that is a poem / about the red wheelbarrow / and the white chickens / then any words / can be a poem. Poetry is not so bad, it's not just for girls, and it's not even that hard to write. Stretchberry, introduces the canon to the class, however, he starts to see the light. Robert Frost / has a little / too / much / time / on his / hands." As his teacher, Ms. Girls do." What does he say of the famous poem "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening"? "I think Mr. Newbery Medal winner Sharon Creech's Love That Dog, a funny, sweet, original short novel written in free verse, introduces us to an endearingly unassuming, straight-talking boy who discovers the powers and pleasures of poetry.
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