1. 1. Growing Up..
   Learnstars Literary Smackdown!
   
2. 2. poem
   You asked for a poem,And so I offer you a blade of grass. You say its not good enough.You asked for a poem.
   I say this blade of grass will do.It has dressed itself in frost.It is more immediate than anythingof my making.
   You say its not a poem.Its a blade of grass. And grassIs not quite good enoughI offer you a blade of grass.
   You are indignant. You say its too easy to offer grass.It is absurd. Anyone can offer a blade of grass.
   You ask for a poem. And so I write you a tragedy abouthow a blade of grassbecomes more and more difficult to offer,
   And about how as you grow older, a blade of grass becomes more difficult to accept
   
3. 3. theme
   As we get older, we lose sight in the beauty of the little things
   
4. 4. tone
   Disappointed
   
5. 5. Literary devices
   It has dressed itself in frost- personification(giving a blade of grass human qualities)
   a blade of grass- overall metaphor( comparing the little things in life to a blade of grass)
   
6. 6. restatement
   : As we get older, people begin to want more, and as we give them more, we lose touch of the beauty in simple things. The author is disappointed that people arent paying attention to the simple pleasures in life as they grow older.
   
7. 7. The end
   brennon youre up!