When I was Growing Up



When I was Growing Up

(imitating the poem of the same title by Nellie Wong)

Write a poem that describes what or who you longed to be when you were growing up. It could be simply that you wished to be taller, or smarter, or funnier. It could also be something deeper where you longed to be of a different culture or background or some other major aspect of your identity.

Each stanza should give concrete details and descriptive imagery to describe the ways and in which you longed to be ________.

Follow the instructions and requirements below to complete your poem.

Requirements:

1. Four stanzas

a. Stanza 1 (3-5 lines)

I know now that once I longed to be _____________.

People told me that _________________________

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And I believed _____________________________

__________________________________________.

b. Stanza 2 (3-5 lines)

When I was growing up, I felt_______________

And _________________________________

I thought _____________________________

_____________________________________

c. Stanza 3 (3-5 lines)

When I was growing up, I desired ____________

______________________________________

but no matter ___________________________

I could not _____________________________

d. Stanza 4 (6 lines)

When I was growing up, people would __________

________________________________________

I felt ____________________________________

________________________________________.

I know now that once I longed to be _____________.

If only I was _________________ to be just ______.

3. Use 2 of the following literary devices:

• Alliteration

• Color imagery

• Personification

• Metaphor or simile

4. Preferably free verse.

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