Students read the poem, ‘Metaphors’ by Sylvia Plath, and then wrote their own metaphor-based poems.
“Metaphors” by Sylvia Plath
I’m a riddle in nine syllables,
An elephant, a ponderous house,
A melon strolling on two tendrils.
O red fruit, ivory, fine timbers!
This loaf’s big with its yeasty rising.
Money’s new-minted in this fat purse.
I’m a means, a stage, a cow in calf.
I’ve eaten a bag of green apples,
Boarded the train there’s no getting off.
Lesson Note:
- When you communicate an idea with a metaphor, you light up people’s sensory and motor neurons.
- You also activate emotions, prompt aha moments, and reward your audience with a sense of social interaction.
- When you’re trying to persuade, you might first seek a good story, but you may do better to seek a metaphor.-Psychology Today, ‘Want to be Persuasive? Find a Metaphor’ by Bill Birchard, 2023
Ms. Wright, 7th Grade
My Values
Jiexe L.
Love is a rollercoaster, it has its ups and downs.
Leadership is a position, that I must keep up with.
Freedom is a gift, hoping to have and keep.
Family is a diamond in my vault, never letting it get stolen.
Honesty is a prize, for all that have it, gets to move on.
Life is a maze, you never knew when your going to finish but
You always will get out one day or another.
Ms. Wright, 8th Grade
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By Taliyah L.
I’m a blood bond
I’m a group with a strong bond
I’m a handkerchief holding us through life’s storms
I’m a group of wonderful flowers
I’m a nest where fledging land to sour.
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by Isaac P.
Gliding on a surface, defying the laws of physics.
Friction is no more, A ball rolling on the ground .
Shoes with blades, a push of hope.
Control is key, balance and lean.
A sudden turn too fast to see.
A sudden stop, a rush of snow.
