Hunger Games Found Poem

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DIRECTIONS: Look at the full list of quotes and select at least 12 to make a found poem. Arrange the lines in a sensible order. The poem should illustrate an idea about the book or about some other idea unrelated to the book. We can't leave so why bother talking about it? 18 This is the Capital's way of reminding us how totally we are at their mercy. 18 When I passed the bakers the smell of fresh bread was so overwhelming I felt dizzy. 29 The bread that gave me hope and the dandelion that reminded me that I wasn't doomed. 32 I hate owing people. 32 My father was particularly found of mockingjays. 43 Whenever my father sang, all the birds in the area would fall silent and listen. 43 Still there's something comforting about that bird. It's like having a piece of my father with me, protecting me. 43-44 The district 12 has always been a bit backwards but that local customs can be charming. 46 I heard my father's voice joking, "As long as you can find yourself, you'll never starve." 52 I had taken a step back from my mother, put up a wall to protect myself from needing her. 53 "That bruise will say you fought, you weren’t caught, even better," says Haymitch. 57 District 12 is pretty much the end of the line. 83 “Excellent! You almost look like a human being now” says Flavius 62 There’s no me now to keep you both alive. 35 I stole eggs from nests, caught fish in nets, sometimes managed to shoot squirrel or rabbit for stew, and gathered the various plants that sprung up beneath my feet. 51 It's hard to hate my prep team. They’re such total idiots. And yet, in an odd way, I know they’re sincerely trying to help me. 63 How despicable we must seem to you. 65 For the first time I feel a flicker of hope rising in me. 70 We both know he covered for me. So I am in his debt again. 79 I wonder if she'll

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