It All Depends on Your Point of View
Persona Poems 
May 2008
        "A persona poem is a poem written in the first person, in which a writer imagines him/herself to be an animal, an object, or a famous person - anyone or anything she or he is not." 

We each prepared a 15 line poem, choosing an animal or object for each line, and explained why we made those choices. We continued to make good use of the resources available to us, relying on our ever-expanding vocabularies and a Thesaurus to replace the word "like", in verb form, with some very interesting synonyms! We hope you enjoy our creative perspectives!
This project met with the following Pennsylvania Academic Standards:
1.1.5 Learning to Read Independently
1.4.5 Types of Writing
1.5.5 Quality of Writing
3.7.5 Technological Devices
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AlexisMay 1, 2008
What Amazing Things To Be

I would like to be a monkey so I could swing from tree to tree
I would enjoy being the carpet of the global office to hear the latest news
I would prefer to be a Popsicle so I can be cool all the time
I would select to be an attractive shoe so I can look fashionable
I would admire to be a bird so I can fly high and touch the sky
I would approve of being a roller coaster to wow myself every day
I would love to be a BINGO board to hear the old ladies scream
I wish I could be an iPod to listen to a song any time
I would adore being a music stand to be able to read beautiful music 
I would choose to be a wipe to be able to smell clean all day
I would want to be a computer to surf the web at any time’s notice
I would be into being hair so I can feel smooth
I would be good at a Promethean board so I can show my stuff
I would regard being a sandwich so I can eat myself
I would appreciate being a polar bear so I can swim all day

Amber     May 2, 2008

I Would Like To Be…

I would like to be a computer so I can message my friends
I would love to be cat so I can take long nice catnaps
I would prefer to be a DVD player so I’ll know every movie by heart 
I wish to be a tree so I can listen to the birds
I would choose to be a plane so I can fly to many places
I would adore being a window so I can look inside and out
I would pick to be a frame so I could hold the favorite pictures
I want to be a TV then I’ll know all the news
I would dream to be a fire so I can warm all the wild animals
I would enjoy being a pencil so I can write the most famous poems
I would desire to be an animal shelter so I can give animals a safe home
I would select to be a blackboard so then my brain would never go bad
I would best be a candle so I can light the dark
I would be a secret place so I can have some time to myself
I would aim to be a clock because then I will always have the right time

GaldimMay 1, 2008

I Would

I would like being a map so I would always know where I am
I’d love being an ice cube so I could stay cool in warm weather
I want to be a book so I can read when I’m bored
I’d enjoy being a swing set so when I swing myself people would think I’m haunted
I hope to be a cat so my owner would do everything for me
I wish I could be a math book so the answers to my homework are always in reach 
I would prefer to be a cow so I would never be thirsty again
I’d kill to be an astronaut so I could finally touch the stars
I desire to be a hawk so I can see how many fingers someone is holding up a mile away
I would rather be a cloud so I could move slowly but not do anything
I’d choose to be a lantern so I could see in the dark
I crave to be a watch so I’d always have the correct time
I’d pick to be a frog so I could get rid of the pesky bugs
I’d approve of being a turtle so I could hide in my shell when I’m scared
I’d accept being a remote so I won’t have to get up to change the channel

Kristi       May 1, 2008 

I Wish I Was...

I’d like to be a puppy so people would think I’m cute
I’d love to be a box so I could contain wonderful and forgotten things
I wish I was a star so I could light up the world
I’d enjoy being a painting so people would look at me with admiration
I want to be a mirror so I could look at myself all day long
I’d choose to be a bird so I could sing beautifully
I’d prefer to be the wind so I could drift across the country
I’d appreciate much more to be a butterfly so I could fly among the clouds
I’d rather be a rubber band so I could snap my brother instead of being a baby doll for my little sister
I’d pick to be a magical door so people will never know where I will take them
I’d approve of being a hospital so I could save someone’s life
I’d adore being a camera so I could take pictures of my greatest moments
I’d value being a heart so I could show someone I love them
I’d cherish being a treasure chest so I could hold beautiful gems and jewels

FrankMay 7, 2008

What I Would Like To Be

I would like to be a T-rex because I would rule the dinosaurs
I would admire being a humming bird so I could fly backward
I would love to be an alligator so I could swim through murky water and swamps
I’de approve being a sloth so I could hang upside-down
I would choose to be a kangaroo so I could jump all day long
I would be a cat… a kitty cat… so I could dance, dance, dance and dance, dance, dance
I select to be a lion so I can rule the jungle
I choose to be an anteater so I could have a long tongue
I would prefer to be a saber tooth tiger so I can have long teeth
I would respect being a fish so I could swim all day
I would elect to be a squid so I can have lots of arms
I’d decide to be a lizard so I could change my color into purple
If I could, I’d be a dragonfly so I can graze through the meadow 
I would adore being a toad so I could hop and hop
I wish I could be a snake so I could have good senses

SarahMay 1, 2008

To Be Or Not To Be

I would like to be a seed so I could live a long growing life
I would love to be a flag because I would be pledged to
I would enjoy being a file so I could read secrets and keep them safe
I would relish being an ocean so I could be as rough as I want
I would care to be a cat for then I could climb trees
I would treasure to be treasure for I would feel special 
I would cherish to be a willow so I could weep without gathering attention
I would wish to be a chalkboard so I could say whatever I want
I yearn to be my favorite book so I could read myself again and again
I would adore being a wolf so I could stalk through the forest with my pack following
I would admire to be a fire so I could burn all my anger away
I would crave to be an eagle so I could represent our country
I would want to be a dolphin so I could swim and fly through the salty air
I would be grateful to be a daffodil so I could regrow my beauty every year
I would be lucky to be back to myself because I belong to my human life

ZacheryMay 2, 2008

What I’d Choose To Be

I would like to be a wolf so I can hunt for my own food
It would be fun to be a bird so I can fly wherever I want
I could only dream to be a turtle so I can have a home with me wherever I go
I could only imagine being a woodpecker so I can drill holes in trees
  I could only consider being a leaf so I can flutter in the breeze
I would decide to be a plate so I can swim in a dishwasher
I’d want to be a cheeseburger so I’ll never be hungry
I would love to be a pan so I can cook something hot and greasy
Out of all animals I would pick to be a giraffe so I can pick on my older brother
I would choose to be an acorn so I can fall on innocent-looking people
I have a strong desire to be a llama so I can spit with pinpoint accuracy
I would prefer to be a bouncy ball so I can jump as high as I want
I would prefer to be a horse so I can be the fastest person in school
I would be delighted to be a racecar so wind can go under my side mirrors
Out of all objects I would select a novel so I can give people paper cuts