i am how to write an i am poem

I Am….
Pattern Poem


First Stanza
• I am (two special characteristics you
have)
I wonder (something you are curious
about)
I hear (can be real or imaginary)
I see (an imaginary sight)
I want (an actual desire)
I am (the first line of the poem repeated)


Line 1
• I am (two special characteristics you
have)

• Example:
• I am an imaginative and sensitive girl.


Line 2
• I wonder (something you are curious
about)
• Example:
• I wonder if Prince Charming really
exists.

Line 3
• I hear (can be real or imaginary)

Example:
I hear my fairy godmother speaking to
me.


Line 4
• I see (an imaginary sight)

• Example:
• I see the twinkle in the stars.


Line 5
• I want (an actual desire)

• Example:
• I want a pumpkin coach.


Line 6
• I am (the first line of the poem
repeated)
I am an imaginative and sensitive girl.


First Stanza Example
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I am an imaginative and sensitive girl.
I wonder if Prince Charming really exists.
I hear my fairy godmother speaking to me.
I see the twinkle in the stars.
I want a pumpkin coach.
I am an imaginative and sensitive girl.


First Stanza
• I am (two special characteristics you
have)
I wonder (something you are curious
about)
I hear (can be real or imaginary)
I see (an imaginary sight)
I want (an actual desire)
I am (the first line of the poem repeated)


Second Stanza
•

I

I
I
I
I

pretend (something you pretend to do)
feel (a feeling about something imaginary)
worry (something that really bothers you)
cry (something that makes you very sad)
am (the first line of the poem repeated)


Second Stanza Example
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I
I
I
I
I

pretend to be like Cinderella.
feel good about my dreams.
worry if Prince Charming will find me.
cry that he won't.
am an imaginative and sensitive girl.


Second Stanza
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I
I
I
I
I

pretend (something you pretend to do)
feel (a feeling about something imaginary)
worry (something that really bothers you)
cry (something that makes you very sad)
am (the first line of the poem repeated)


Third Stanza
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I
I
I
I
I

understand (something you know is true)
dream (something you really dream about)
try (something you make an effort about)
hope (something you actually hope for)
am (the first line of the poem repeated)

Third Stanza Example
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I understand that Cinderella is a fairy tale.
I dream that I am Cinderella.
I try to be like her.
I hope one day to meet Prince Charming.
I am an imaginative and sensitive girl.


Third Stanza
•

I
I
I
I
I

understand (something you know is true)
dream (something you really dream about)
try (something you make an effort about)
hope (something you actually hope for)
am (the first line of the poem repeated)