Metaphors allow us to transform ourselves, if just for a moment. The 8th 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. Krasic
“Unnoticed Things“
by Husnain V.
I am the eraser on the pencil.
I am the fingers on the hand.
I am the sources of an essay.
I am the eggs on toast.
I am the sauce with fries.
I am the search bar in Google.
I am everything that you need.
I am unnoticed.
Unnoticed I am.
“What am I?“
by Tanveer K.
I am a sloth on a tree.
I am a violet that blends in the dusk.
Am I the sand that is present in the desert?
or Am I the burning star that will fade away or
can I be the dullest star in the universe and be
the last to fade? I am the leaf sitting under the
cool shade of the tree. I am…something that
will be in the Galaxy, whatever will I be?
“Calm“
by Mario A.
I am the eye of the storm
I am the calmest of the calm
I am the lucid sea of the earth
I am the cloud in the sky
I am the fluid air of the atmosphere
I am the wind prodding the waves
“Useful or Not“
by Casey M.
I am the weak light in a dark room
I am a fallen apple to a dying tree
I am the sun to a small snowflake
I am the hills in front of a struggling family
I am a pen on a white sheet of paper
I am a broken bike below an athletic person
Ms. Karas (Group A)
“The Unknown Self”
by Allah G.
I am a sleep panda on a
full moon.
I am the light in the dark.
I am the star of the cold world.
I am the follower of my god.
I am a 1 in a room of O.
“What I am.”
by Saif K.
I am the sloth in the silent forest.
I am the purple on the calm bedroom.
I am the sun that brightens the day.
Oh, not only that. I have more to say.
I am the book with endless knowledge.
I’m a broken record that wants no more
pieces missing.
I am the artist that paints the world.
And I wish I could say so much More.
“Untitled”
by Nur A.
Saya seorang Bunga daripada ladang Bunga
Saya seekor ikan daripada laut ikan.
Saya Bintang daripada Igit Bumi
“A Piece of Me”
by Srushti N.
I am Thunder above the scared kids.
I am a soft melody under the moonlight.
I am a bright star in the dark sky.
I am a cozy hoodie in cold rain
I am a dream beyond the noisy world.
I am a notebook full of secret thoughts.
I am the light that flickers but never dies.
I am the crumbled letter no one reads.
Ms. Macmillan
“Untitled”
by Adama Y.
I am the sunflower that is growing.
I am a blooming like a flower.
I am a turning like a wind.
I am driving like a car.
I am a true child of nature, finding joy in
simple.
I am like a coconut falling from a
tree.
I am a tree that is growing.
I am a leaf that is falling from a tree.
I am a turtle that is going to a beach.
I am a fish that is swimming in the
sea.
I am a shark that is hunting for food.
I am a sky that is shining.
“Calm Green”
by Akbar H.
I am the sun during sunset
I am the bear at hibernation
I am a raccoon before a gourmet
“I am an animal”
by Shamiah G.
I am a rabbit in a gym
I am a snake in a room filled of birds
“I am”
by Fatne A.
I am a cat on the loud street
I am a sock on the dirty rack
I am a turtle on the street
I am a baby who is hungry
I am a flower in the middle of the desert.
“Common Person”
by Anthony M.
Who is him?
I am the hand of the clock
I am the paper inside the notebook
Who is him?
I am the air of the cold rain
I am the light under the deep lake
Who is him?
I am the emptiness of the space
I am the wall between the rooms
He is him, but he does not know himself
He fell down, and now he is lost
He tried to rise himself, but he failed…
Ms. Karas (Group B)
“Dream Imaginations”
by Aman A.
I am a shoe by the door.
I am a book on the shelf that you will read.
I am a fish under a pretty, clear sea.
I am a kite over the skies that flies.
I am a dragon behind the green big mountains.
I am the dream from the world called home.
“The Darkness of the COLD Monsters”
by Mohamed A.
I am the cold in the dark
I am the shadow behind the monster
I am the fire when the trigger is pulled
I am the frozen lake in the winter
I am the poison in the water
I am the struggle of the team
I am the moon when the sun is up
I am the tiger in the jungle
I am the star behind the sun
I am a younger wolf
I am back I am back
I am here.
“The Dusty Shadow”
by Naz H.
I am a bee that eats pollen
I am a branch on a tree
I am the light lurking in the dark
I am the owl that owls at night
I am the leaf on a tree
I am the bone in your body
