I Used to Be an Idiom But Now I Am a Metaphor –– Poems @ Moos

BY B Sampson
/ 18 May 2017

For our final writing week, the students reflect on how they’ve changed: over their lives, this year, in writing, in silly ways, and just about everything else!

Ms. Willis
3rd Grade

Funny
Abby A.

I used to be shy
But now I am brave

I used to be big
But now I am small

I used not to be a poet
But now I am a poet

I used to be a writer
But now I am a reader

I used to be an idiom
But now I am a metaphor

I used to be personification
But now I am hyperbole

I used to be a simile
But now I am the world

I Used to Be…
Jezalyn D.

I used to dance
But now I am a statue

I used to be a video gamer
But now I want to be an artist

I used to be a book
But now I am a poem

I used to be a baby
But now I am a poet

I Used to Be But Now I Am
Isabella R.

I used to be pepperoni
But now I am cheese

I used to be reading
But now I am math

I used to be tacos
But now I am pizza

I used to be a pool
But now I am sand

I used to be good
But now I am amazing

I used to be ice cream
But now I am cookies

I used to be flowers
But now I am roses

Ms. Sigmond
3rd Grade

Liberty
Jesus P.

I used to be a closet
But now I am the wind
I used to be the dirt
But now I am the wind

I used to be a unicorn
But now I am a wizard
I used to be a bubble
But now I am a shield

I used to be a storm
But now I am the sun
I used to be little
But now I am big

I Used to Be / But Now I Am
Ivannia P.

I used to be a runner
But now I am a gymnast
I used to be a model
But now I am an artist

I used to be a doll
But now I am a pencil
I used to be a nose
But now I am a mouth

I used to be a hand
But now I am a leg

Now & Before
Emy S.

I used to be a bowl
But now I am cereal

I used to be a cake
But now I am frosting

I used to be an eraser
But now I am a pencil

I used to be hurt
But now I am brave

I used to be right
But now I am a poet

Ms. Mathes
2nd Grade

I Used to Be
Adonis D.

I used to feel like nothing
But now I am a good dancer

I used to write
But now I am a poet

I Used to But Now
Amaris D.

I used to be a boy
But now I am a girl

I used to be a prince
But now I am a princess

I used to be a dog
But now I am a cat

I used to say meow
But now I talk

I used to be a mouse
But now I am a dragon

I used to an artist
But now I am a poet

I Used to Be But Now I Am
Yuritza C.

I used to be the moon
But now I am the sun
I used to be an eraser
But now I am a pencil
I used to be a dolphin
But now I am a shark
I used to be a cupcake
But now I am a cake
I used to be a tooth
But now I am a toothbrush

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