I Am Poem Guidelines

The I Am Poem is an 18-line, 3 stanza poem students can write about themselves or a real or fictitious character.

Line 1) I am a(n) ______who ______. Line 2) I wonder ______. Line 3) I hear ______. Line 4) I see ______. Line 5) I want ______. Line 6) Repeat the first line.

Line 7) I pretend ______. Line 8) I feel ______. Line 9) I touch ______. Line 10) I worry ______. Line 11) I cry ______. Line 12) Repeat the first line.

Line 13) I understand ______. Line 14) I say ______. Line 15) I dream ______. Line 16) I try ______. Line 17) I hope ______. Line 18) Repeat the first line. I Am

I am a soldier who is trapped in a war. I wonder when it’s going to be over. I hear bombs exploding everywhere. I see people dying or getting hurt. I want the war to end. I am a soldier who is trapped in a war.

I pretend I’m home in bed. I feel hurt by the aching in my leg. I touch the wounds of my fellow friends. I worry if I will die next. I cry because I want to go home. I am a soldier who is trapped in a war.

I understand what I must do. I say to myself that the war will be over soon. I dream about my mother. I try to do my best. I hope the war will be over. I am a soldier who is trapped in a war.