Metaphors allow us to transform ourselves, if just for a moment. The 7th graders of Clinton asked themselves what they could become after we read “The Delight Song of Tsoai-talee” by N. Scott Momaday. Upon exploring what metaphors were, students then created their own to describe themselves in new and exciting ways. Profound, fun, serious, and wacky, students reflected on what becoming animals, foods, ideas, and objects said about their inner selves.
Ms. Logothetis (Group A)
“My Anger”
by Haris M.
I am the thunder that shakes the roof
I am the wolf of the three little pigs
I am the ocean floor with the scary sea
creatures.
“I am…”
by Fatimah Z.
I am the Brightness of My friend
I am the Sun of the day
I am the Stress in Da’Rihanna’s eyes
I am the Central tie of the family
I am the delusion of my friend’s life
I am the talking bird of the family
“Untitled”
by William C.
I am the scissors of the
boring school.
“El Mundo Sin Sentido?”
by Eddizon M.
El mundo sin sentido?
un humano entre todos?
uno encima del otro?
un perro contra un gato como Tom y Jerry
peliandose porque quieren ser el mejor.
Un metiorito tratando de acabar con el
mundo?
Soy una roca bajo tierra?
como un pez bajo el aqua?
un arbol sin hojas y manzanas.
El mundo sin sentido no?
Ms. Macmillan
“I am”
by Linda R.
I am the cat
in the wild
I am the ocean
in the summer
I am a dream that
people see
I am a sun that
helps
I am a teddy bear
that people come
to
I am a tree in
the summer
I am a dog
that sits
I am a flower that
is blooming all
day.
“I am me”
by Arghawan M.
I am a shark with a fish
I am a cake with a milkshake
I am shoes in a shoe box
I am cheese in a cheeseburger
“Development”
by OJ A.
I am a lion in a cave
I am a bird in the sky
I am a wolf in a pack
I am the seed that grows into a
tree.
“I am”
by Siti H.
I am a monkey
on a swinging
tree
I am a bright star
upon the moon
I am the leaves
in the blowing
wind
I am the waffles
in the syrup
I am a whale
on the
big sea
I am an animal
in a loud
zoo.
Ms. Krasic
“Before You”
by Omer S.
I am before you a storm
beneath the clear skies.
I am before you a River
beyond its reach.
I am before you a Riddle
without its question.
I am before you Thunder
behind the eyes of silence.
I am before you the shadow
that brightens the day.
I am before you a Journey
without its directions.
I am before you besides
the fading echo of light.
“Chicago Street”
by Eloise H.
I am a car horn at midnight
I am a car on Lakeshore Drive
I am the one who’s too old for the playground
but on the swings anyways
I am the raccoon in your walls
I am the squirrel on your window sill
I am the black cat who lurks in your
alley
“I am”
by Juan T.
I am the juice on the fresh mandarin
I am the warmth of a crispy fire
I am the clam on the bright blue beach
I am the title of a book
I am the humidity of a rainy day
I am the stem of a flower
I am the cap of a bottle
I am the candle that brightens up the dark room
I am the yolk inside an egg
I am the salt grain in a cracker
“Alone”
by Jaylin C.
I am a Dog in a pound
I am in a prison of my own mind
I am a match yet to be lit
I am a car still being worked on
Oh Lord hear my Plea all I ask
For is one good Day
I am The black cat that gives you
a bad Day.
I am me yet I don’t feel like it
I am The spam mail you never check
Please, Please Just one good day
Ms. Logothetis (Group B)
“What I Am”
by Ali J.
I am the flame of a flaming life
I am the book on the shelf in class
I am the box on a delivery van
I am the painting on the class wall
I am the plane that’s 30,000 feet in the sky
I am the 10 million dollar engine of a plane
I am the pencil in class
I am the book on a library shelf
“Brightness of Myself”
by Faezah S.
I am a beauty of the moon.
I am an angel of the bright ocean
I am a peach of the bright pink.
I am an egg of the bright sun.
I am a white of the thunder.
I am a noodle’s best friend of the flavor.
“What I Am” (with a line from Momaday’s poem)
by Khairul A.
I am a jaguar in the forest running
I am a kangaroo in the pouch
I am a mouse in the hole
I am a rat on the cat
I am the hunger of the young wolf
I am a flame of 6 colors
“Untitled”
by Kurban U.
I am the wolf in the forest.
I am the Black Panther of
Wakanda.
I am the solider of the war.
I am the ghost in the night.
I am the vampire in the
night.
I am the dog in the forest.
