Poems about Comparisons

Comparisons in poetry are abundant and so much fun. Children love to say that something is LIKE something else. That is how we often understand things. We compared things inside the classroom to things outside and wrote poems comparing things that are similar in any way they could see.


Tristan M
K

A tree branch is like a chair
A tree branch is like a snake
A tree branch is like a crayon

Carmen C
K

Ice cream is like a wig
Curly hair is like a banana
Strawberries are like hearts

Taylor
K

Branches are like hands for trees
Numbers are like rainbows
A snake is like a jump rope

Michael L
K

A rainbow is like a sun
That turned into a butterfly
Snow is like ice cream

Ivan H
K

Hearts are like balloons
Flowers are like cotton balls
Butterflies are like snow
Bookbags are like glass

Gabrielle R
K

Butterflies are like rainbows
Snow is like teeth
Coming down from the sky
The sky is like water

Nadia A
1st

An alligator is like a car
A blanket is like a soft pillow
A chocolate is like a cookie
A chair is like a book

Capri B
1st

The snow is like the floor
The all is like the sun
The lockers are like the sky
The grass is like the leaves

Micaiah W
1st

A horse looks like a donkey
A butterfly looks like a flower
A best friend looks like Kayla
A cat looks like a tiger
A desk looks like a table
The road looks like the sidewalk
A limo looks like me and Kayla getting in

Kayla G
1st

Bananas are like the sun
Vanilla ice cream is like the clouds
A princess is like Micaiah
Cookies are like a person

Tyree P
1st

A moon looks like a ball
A globe is like a steering wheel
A quarter is like a circle
And a clock is like a cookie

Poems about Senses

We read Federico Lorca's The Little Mute Boy and talked about how important our 5 senses are. We often take them for granted. I asked the students to write poems about losing one of their senses. Poems about losing their voice, although not one of the 5 senses, were influenced by Lorca's poem and seemed to resonate with the students the most.

Michael W
K

I lost my voice
It’s sad because
I can’t talk to anyone
They don’t understand
What I am saying

Carmen
K

I lost my voice
And I couldn’t find it
Someone took it
While I was sleeping
My dad took it
And put it in his voice

Michael L
K

I lost my voice
It flew away
With a bird

Victoria E
K

This girl lost her voice
So she can’t sing
When she got on stage
Everybody laughed at her
Because she didn’t sing

Aaliyah J
K

I lost my voice
I can’t speak to people
So I have to speak Spanish

Ifunanya O
K

I lost my voice
It’s fun to look for it
I looked for it in the trees
And in a kite
I found it in the wind

Lance
K

I lost my voice
I was trying to find it
I looked in the brook
And it was right there
So I put it back in my throat

Brad H
K

I can’t make faces
Because I lost my mouth
I can’t talk
Or smile
Life is hard
Without a mouth

Ciaran
K

I cannot speak
Because there is no water
I can’t see
Because somebody
Cut out my eyeballs

Seandell
K

The lake took my voice
I have to do hand language
No one can understand
The lake sang a watersong
And gave me back my voice

Jeremiah
K

I can’t see my house
If I am running
From a monster
I might run
Into the wall

Capri B
1st

I lost my voice
I couldn’t talk
I have to use
Sign language
My voice
Went to China
So someone else
Can speak English

Reanna A
1st

My voice popped
Out of my mouth
And went to my friend
She threw it away
I wrote my other friend
A letter
Asking for her voice

Taylor C
1st

I lost one of my senses
I lost my touch
I went to the beach
It was freezing outside
I did not care
Because I didn’t know
I went ice skating
On the sea

Jannin B
1st

He took away my voice
I was sad because I need it
For talking to my mom
And friends on the telephone
I found it in the park
Swinging on the swings

Gregory
1st

I wish I was blind
So I won’t do any homework
And I can go to the hospital
And eat lunch
And I can walk into people
And they will apologize

Poems about Dreams

Dreams are full of beautiful and interesting images. We read Fantasy by Gwendolyn Bennett and discussed how our dreams often put strange things in our minds while we sleep. The students wrote poems based on dreams they had, or even made up!

Jericho
K

I dreamed that
All of my rabbits
Were tickling me
They were jumping
And took me
To the clouds
All the bunnies
Went to the ground again
Except for one!

Jeremiah
K

I had a dream
An elephant
And a dinosaur
Came out of my TV
The dinosaur tore everything
Off my bookshelf
And ate my Poppa

Ariel
K

I dreamed about
Living in heartland
Hearts were raining down
And I caught all of them

Carson W
K

I had a dream
That I was strong
Enough to pick
Up a mountain

Jasmine
K

I dreamed that Tinkerbell
Was flying in my house
And my brother
Knocked her down
We made a castle
For her to be the Queen
Mrs. Davis, 1st grade

Arinola
1st

Mermaids were all around me
In the sea
They thought I was Queen
So they made me Queen

Bryant
1st

Me and some teeth
We got in the hot tub
I put the teeth in my mouth
And they jumped out
I had to chase them
For two hours

Micaiah W
1st

My dream is about
When me and Theodor
Were dancing on stage
And I kept him as a pet
So we could sing together
But I couldn’t
Because they kicked me
Out of the house

Jalen L
1st

Taylor’s mom
And my dad
Got married
And it was in
A castle
And me
And Taylor
Were the flower girls
And my brother
Was the ring boy
And then Micaiah came
And all three of us
Went happy ever after
And moved in together
And we fell back
In the limo

Avia
1st

I had a dream
That I was a princess
And I had pink eyes
And flower slippers
And there was a royal
Pecan turkey
And I saw a prince
As a dog
And I had purple hair

Poems about Place

I read Lake Isle of Innisfree by WB Yeats and asked the students to write poems about their ideal place to live. Any wild thing was allowed!

Jericho A
K

I live in a house
In a garden
There is a flower circus
The doors are automatic

Ange
K

My house is colorful
Green and purple
Everywhere is made
Of bubble gum
And butter mints
And roll-ups

Carson
K

I live underwater
I can get crabs
I get shark rides
Getting blasted
Out of the water
By a whale
Who is my pet

Mia
K

My house is made
Of leaves
It grows
And gets bigger

Trinity
K

I want to live
In a tent on the beach
My tent is a rainbow
We go in the water
And play with a shovel

Michael W.
K

I live on Jupiter
I jump from star
To star
I have a space house
It sounds like the moon is asleep
I eat soup on Jupiter

Aaliyah J
K

I live in a tree house
In the trunk
Like a squirrel
I sleep on my couch
Made of acorns

Jalen T
K

I’m living in a hotel
It’s fun and you
Can sleep
You can have a party
And not clean it up
You can relax

Brad H
K

I live in a tree
I have to climb up
I sleep in a bird’s nest
I eat apples
From the branches
I pick leaves off of the tree


Arinola A
1ST

I want to live
In a flower
Because it is
So so so so
Beautiful
And butterflies
Can visit me
My house is
The cutes one of all

Sentwali N
1ST

I would live in Detroit
I would live in a hotel
But different
I would have a wife
I’m going to own
My huge house
I would have a hot tub
And water rides
And games

Tykira F
1ST

I live in a big house
With a refrigerator
And I live in New York
And want a big scream T.V.
In my living room

Cameron
1ST

I will live in a hole
With spiders
It is cool
I like it
I eat cat
And dog
And bugs
And bats

Tyree P
1ST

I’m going to live
In the subway
My house always
Moves
We live on
The Green line.

Bryant
1ST

I wish I could
Live in a tree
I eat acorns
I climb out of holes
I have lots of cats

Joshua D
1ST

I will live
In the dirt
Worms come out
And I eat them
I have to dig tunnels

Poems about Colors

I read Rimbauds poem Voyelles (vowels) in which he assigned colors to the vowels and described them in unusual ways. I brought in some paint sample cards from Home Depot and we had a good time reading the names of the colors, such as peanut butter and squirrel aloud. The students chose something like letters, numbers, days of the week, months, and described them in the fashion of Rimbaud.

Gabrielle R
K

G is green like go
A is red like a crab
B is yellow like bananas
R is blue like a folder
I is purple like a book bag
E is white like eggs
L is black, a tree with no leaves
L is brown like hot cocoa
E is orange like the fruit

Christian R
K

Monday is purple
with green dots
Tuesday is red
Like a barn
Wenesday is yellow
As the sun
Friday is all colors

Brad H
K

Monday is orange like a flag
April is white like a box
Downtown is silver like a book
Summer is yellow like pancakes

Dejah
K

Winter is white
Like clouds
Fall is yellow
Like leaves
Falling from the trees
Spring is red
Like blood
Summer is pink
Like lipgloss

Tyhren
K

1 is orange like the fruit you eat
2 is green like apples
3 is red like blood
4 is purple like a worm
5 is blue like Mia's shirt

Taylor S
1st

November is pink
Like a pig
The sky is rainbow
Like a dress
My mom's anniversary
is red like a rose
My neighborhood is purple
Like a sweater

Dwayne B
1st

Friday is green
Like a tree
Sunday is yellow
Like the sun
Tuesday is orange
Like carrot sticks

Tyree P
1st

Math is red
Looks like apples
and tomatos

Spelling is blue
Looks like blueberry
and blue crayons

One is black
Looks like my desk
and shoes

Six is orange
Looks like an orange
and a juice box

Swan Of Bees Poems

Young children love to make up odd juxtopositions of things. Because they don't truly grasp the concept of things that do not exist, this lesson works really well. They get excited combining things together that would not normally make sense.

Taylor C
1st

A girl made of glitter
The store made of chicken
A pool of chocolate water
A tire swing
Made from packs of charcoal

Kayla G
1st

People made of brown sugar
Trees made out of bees
Food made out of froggies
Grass made out of candy
Candy made out of markers

Bryant
1st

A house of dollars
A bed of trees
A car of nails

Taylor S
1st

A house made of diamonds
A gate of glitter
A girl made of
Sugar honey iced tea
Boys made of juice
donuts made of clay

Tyler
K

House made of candy
Car made of goats
Dog made of leaves

Jeremiah
K

My Grandma made of fancy
Made of gold
Her house made of silver
And dogs of diamonds

Seandell
K

I want
A house made of $100
Pants made of diamonds
My dog made of dog food
My chair made of strawberries

Chloe G
K

A rocketship made of books
A green bean made of paper
Pictures made of letters
People made of bread

Zahira S
K

A box made of blocks
A train made of dirt
A telescope made of worms
Rocks made of silver

Poems about Family: Roethke's My Papa's Waltz

I thought a good second lesson for young new poets would be to have them write about members of their family. I read the poem and we discussed how the poet describes his father, the things they do together (horsing around, wrestling, rough-housing), the kind of job the father my have. We talked about other qualities of people...grandma's favorite thing to cook, mom's favorite shirt, things brother likes to do.


Laila L
k

My dad sits
in his favorite rocking chair
He likes to talk
on the phone
He likes to go to work
And be happy


Victoria E
K

My baby doll Muffin
Likes to sleep in her stroller
I take her to the park
and Navy Pier
I let her sit
on my lap in the car


Brad H
K

My grandma likes
to drink coffee and pop
She takes me to school
And my friends house

Zahria S
K

My cat likes
to play with yarn
She likes coming into my room
to watch T.V.
She likes watching
squirrels on the windowsill

Sentwali N
1st

My sister runs
and falls alot
She runs
against things
My sister has
golden earrings
We play sometimes
My sister likes
music

Gregory R
1st

My dad got stung
by a bee
and it hurt so bad
you don't want
to hear the rest.

Nadia A
1st

My mother
has a store.
She works hard
and I work hard, too
Just like my mom.