My I am a seashell

I am a Seashell

L.l.   Literary devices: Simile and Personification
Parts of speech: Adjectives

I am a seashell waiting for
somebody to see
me.

I am shiny andcurled up like a
cinnamon roll.

I’m rough andsandy.

I swim with the sea
and the sea with me.

I am cold inside
so if you touch me
you’ll shiver and quiver.

I swim around the sea
with animals living inside of me.

I’m joyful in the sea
with fishes and sea creatures
surrounding me.

I like being a shell
because people can hear the sea inside of me. `

By Melissa, age 7

Read the poem

Which of these things can you do?

Highlight the adjectives blue

Highlight the simile yellow

Complete the sentences:

Personification is… a nature or a human characteristics.

Highlight the example of personification

List 5 things that you saw at the school picnic at the beach

- Sea shell.

- Sand.

- Kayak.

- Broken sticks.

- Birds flying.

Use the list and the model to create your own ‘I am a...’ poem

SC:

All capital letters and full stops used correctly

Write using personification i.e. the object you chose is a person

Must use interesting adjectives (use a thesaurus please)

Have at least one simile

At least 5 verses

No spelling or grammatical mistakes

I am a broken stick.

I am a broken stick lying down on the beach.  

I am straight and brown like a straight pile of wood.  

I float over the sea and the waves move me.  

I am happy with trees and sand surrounding me.  

I am a stick and I feel nothing when kids play with me.