At Smyser Elementary in our 4th grade classrooms, we looked at the poem “Perhaps the World Ends Here” by Joy Harjo. Students learned about personification and used word bubbles or word maps to help generate creative ideas! Students were tasked to write their own personification poem about a favorite item/place of theirs in their home!
Mrs. Showalter’s Class
Aria L., “The Bed”
My Bed is playful in the afternoon.
My Bed is sleeping in the dark.
My Bed is kind when I am sleeping.
My Bed is comfy when I lay on it.
My Bed has eyes in the morning.
My Bed is eating when I am eating.
Paola R., “My Legos”
My legos are tall some are
short I wonder what they
think like what do they look like
or how tall are they or what do they
do are they colorful or not
Sienna K., “My Desk Chair“
My Desk chair is playful when it spins.
My Desk chair is cool when my dog sits on it.
My Desk chair is funny when it tilts back.
My Desk chair is kind when it is careful.
My Desk chair is controlled.
Valerie S., “My Bed”
my bed is kind.
my bed is white like clouds.
my bed is cool.
my bed is cool like ice.
my bed is fun.
my bed is fun because I can jump on it.
my bed is comfy.
my bed feels like lying down on clouds.
my bed is nice.
my bed is nice because I can sleep all day.
my bed is amazing.
my bed is my favorite.
Mrs. Przeklasa’s Class
Isaac J., “My Piano”
My paino makes sound because of the
string and the hammer in the piano.
My piano is fun because it is enjoyable to play.
My piano has black and white keys from materials like
elephant tusks.
My piano is mean because when I usually play
it the keys stick to the bottom.
My piano is durable because when I slam
the keys the keys don’t break.
My piano is brown because of the point and wood.
Ellina T., “My Bookshelf”
My bookshelf is funny. It’s funny because
some of the books that I have are funny.
My bookshelf is scary. It creeks when
I move it to clean the back.
My bookshelf is sad. It’s sad to
finish my favorite book and leave it on
the shelf.
My bookshelf is tall because it can
carry more books.
Ryan S., “Piano”
My piano is cool because if I touch it,
it makes a sound.
My piano is tired of me playing it all day.
My piano is energetic because no matter
what time it is, it always plays.
My piano is smart because it knows every
note.
My piano listens to my master piece.
My piano has vocal cords because
it can hit every pitch.
Amzie C., “Bunk Bed Era“
My bunk bed is when I
sleep. Because it is a bed.
And it is so soft. And it’s tie-dye.
My bunk bed is when my
doors are closed and just
me in peace.
My bund bed is when I
drink, snack, and watch
TV. So I am calm, and
get ready for bed.
My bunk bed is when
I play Roblox by myself,
and not siblings with you all
the time.
Mrs. Edwards’ Class
Kai W., “What Shows Us”
A TV shows us our fantasy.
A TV shows us historical events.
A TV is something that
calms us with the sound
of rain.
A TV can show us what
we want to see.
Sophia O., “When the Music Box Started My Life.”
My music box I had for generations.
We always used to listen to the
song it plays.
We would see it twirl everyday
after school.
I would love the paint and details
around it.
When I was a baby my mom
would always open the music box
then it would play.
I always kept the music box under
my TV and listen to it play the
beautiful song.
My music box used to be my
favorite thing to listen to.
But when it stopped working I still
kept it in the same place it always
is.
James F., “My PC”
My PC entertains me
with Roblox.
Me and my PC dance.
My PC talks to me like god.
My PC is funny.
PC gives me Youtube.
My PC is my friend.
Adamaris D., “House”
My house is where I live.
My house is strong because
it protects me and my family.
My house is safe because
I trust it.My house is.
