I Am Poem 25/08/09
On the right hand side is the structure that you must follow to create your poem. This is a classroom activity, but you can brainstorm ideas at home. On the left is an example that we read.
EXAMPLE
I am a carefree girl who loves horses. I wonder if there ever was a horse that could fly. I hear the stomping of a hundred mustangs on the desert in Arabia. I see a horse with golden wings soaring into the sunset. I want to ride swiftly over a green meadow. I am a carefree girl who loves horses. I pretend to be an Olympic jumper. I feel the sky pressing down on me as I ride along a sandy shore. I touch the clouds on a winged horse. I worry that I'll fall off and become paralyzed. I cry when a colt dies. I am a carefree girl who loves horses. I understand that I will not be able to ride every day of my life. I say, let all horses roam free. I dream about the day when I have a horse of my own. I try to be the best rider in the world. I hope to ride all my life. I am a carefree girl who loves horses. --ELLY TATUM | MODEL
FIRST STANZA I am (two special characteristics you have) I wonder (something you are actually curious about) I hear (an imaginary sound) I see (an imaginary sight) I want (an actual desire) I am (the first line of the poem repeated) SECOND STANZA I pretend (something you actually pretend to do) I feel (a feeling about something imaginary) I touch (an imaginary touch) I worry (something that really bothers you) I cry (something that makes you very sad) I am (the first line of the poem repeated) THIRD STANZA I understand (something you know is true) I say (something you believe in) I dream (something you actually dream about) I try (something you really make an effort about) I hope (something you actually hope for) I am (the first line of the poem repeated) |
