Anaphora poems using "I am"

Seventh graders at the Taft Academic Center wrote poems using anaphora, or repetition of the beginning of the line, after reading M. Scott Momaday's "The Delight Song of Tsoai-Talee"

2nd Period

Patrice P.

I am a sunflower in a prairie filled with weeds
I am a delicate, fragile rose in a dead meadow
I am the soft chirp of birds
I am the gentle deer in a forest of ravenous creatures
I am a starfish, laying at the bottom of the water
I am the seaweed, swaying back and forth with the waves
I am a Technicolor fish with a school of black fish
I am the leaf in the middle of fall, flying in the wind
I am the twinkle of a happy person's eye
I am the quiet prairie by the noisy city.


Ruth T.

I am the laughter in child's play.
I am rays of light shining through the window in the early morning.
I am the twinkling stars at night.
I am the morning dew on flowers.
I am all the colors of the trees.


5th Period

Chris A.

I am the emptiness of the grand canyon
I am the sadness of a funeral
I am the anger of roaring rapids
I am the vengeance of the tiger
I am the wrath of a lightening strike
I am the fire burning your eyes
I am the cold of the top of mount Everest
I am the cowardice of a mouse
I am the evil of Bush (George)
I am the bitter kiss of death.

Nitosha M.

I am the sun at noon
I am the Zebra fighting for grass
I am the reptile running in the sand
I am the chlorine in the sand
I am bananas in a banana smoothie
I am the highlights in your hair
I am a pain in your neck
I am the pupil in your eye
I am the make-up on your face

Julia C.

I am the flag billowing in the strong wind
I am the tear glistening in the silent eye
I am the water's reflection rippled by rocks
I am the flute played in beautiful tone
I am the last wave crashing before a typhoon
I am the tiny cloud shaped by the wind
I am the last minute until the end of a long day
I am the corner of the bed covers never used
I am the shooting star in a cloudless night sky

7th Period

Aura E.

I am a novel, unfinished but started.
I am a pen whose blood runs blue.
I am the voice of a withered violin.
I am the slicing bow which makes it cry.


Rocio M.

I am a faint light during the night
I am the shadow in the dust
I am a blade gliding on an icy surface
I am a pink flower in a blue meadow
I am a slobbery dog rolling around in a puddle
I am a fragile bird flying over many worlds
I am in the footsteps of a wise mind
I am the mystery behind a vast wall
I am the marvel of colors in an endless kaleidoscope

Chris B.

I am the O in Jello
I am the lead in a pencil
I am paper inside a printer
I am the truck around a field
I am the stars on a flag
I am the stripes of a tiger
I am the knowledge in a brain
I am the cork inside a bat
I am the anger in a crocodile
I am the feathers of an eagle


8th period

Elizabeth B.

I am the wind in your hair as you glide across ice
I am the silver of your blade
I am the sparkles on your shirt
I am the music you skate to
I am the force of gravity that pulls you back to safety, after you take a leap of faith
I am the judges that judge you
I am the voice in your head that cheers for you

Adam W.

I am the falling star coming to earth.
I am the sun giving light to all.
I am the fire of courage in people's hearts.
I am the star that people wish hopefully on.
I am the snake slithering through the grass for prey.
I am a day that makes people sad.
I am the fight in soldiers.
I am the death in life.
I am the spirit that makes sports teas win.
I am the joy in peoples lives.
I am the strength in people.


Zach W.

I am the nightmare in the middle of the night.
I am the dream of the day.
I am the turtle of the sea.
I am the falcon of the air.
I am the cold in winter.
I am the heat of summer.
I am the valley of the low.
I am the king of love.
I am the prince of hatred.
I am the tiger of the fierce.
As you can see I am everything.
I am the money of the rich.
I am the rags of the poor.
I am the happiness of the beautiful.
I am the sadness of the ugly.
As you can see I am everything.