Emotion Party

This week, we worked on Personification. We read two poems that personified different emotions, Fear and Shame. After a group poem to get them started, the student poets were asked to choose their own emotion to personify. The results are astounding. Enjoy!

Ms. Manuel’s Class

Doubt
by Beverly D.

Doubt is a poor man,
he is an old man living on the street.
He gets his money from selling water bottles.
He has no money.
He thinks of the worst things.
He can’t celebrate any holiday.
Hi has raggy and ripped clothes.
He is short because he doesn’t eat.
He is scared and misgiving,
he is never happy.
He has a pinched face all the time.
He has no family.
H is the guy on S. Western Ave. selling water bottles.

Cool
by Paul H.

Cool is a man that walks down the street. Everyday, he wears sunglasses, even on the coldest winter days. All his clothes are leather. Everywhere he goes, he brings his coolness with him. He always tries to act cool. On Christmas, he is too sporty for his gifts. He’s nothing but cool. He thinks, and is, the coolest person on earth. There is no way anyone is cooler than Cool. Whenever you act cool, Cool is there.

Humor
by Jessika H.

Humor is a young girl
who makes you want to laugh.
She is the laugh box in your
throat. She makes the
happiness in your heart.
She is the one that
reminds you to be funny.
Humor is the one that
makes up your mind
on weather to laugh
or not. She is the one
that comes out of your
mouth when you are
tickled. When you
are feeling happy, she
is there to burst
out of you loud
or quiet.

Sadness
by Nathan W.

A person who is going to war. A storm
that just broke your house in. Your flowers
rotting away. You’re so sad, the sky turns
grey. You look like a rain cloud, you
are dark and blue. Tears rain from your
eyes. You end with a sundown.


Ms. Darnell’s Class

Mean
by Michael A.

She lives in my house on Oakley. She says no to everything. She punishes for nothing. She lives on the second floor. And nobody comes over because she’s mean. And she is my mother. She sounds like a witch, but looks nice. She’s an undercover witch so watch out!

A Girl Named Joy
by Brittany C.

There once was a girl named Joy and only you can see her. She stands by you until you hear something happy come along. Joy jumps in your body and makes you scream and skip. She has long brown hair and she is related to Happy and Bliss. She follows you around and makes you scream. After she jumps out of your body, she skips away in the distance singing with her peaceful voice and her brown hair bobbing up and down. You can see her pink clothes in the distance.

Mister Mad
by Michael G.

Mr. Mad is very happy when people are mad. He is very, very old. He is invisible. He drives a Lambourghini. He loves the Beatles. He can see from miles away. He is always next to mad people. But his wife, Mrs. Blissful, always ruins his job. That’s why a lot of people are always happy. But the thing he hats is that he talks happy just like Mrs. Blissful.

Mean
by Lucas M.

Mean takes little children’s suckers. His favorite movie is Scary Movie 4. Mean eats little children. Mean drives a car that is on fire. He is related to Joy and he spray painted the school he went to. His friends were Bad and Crazy.

Courage
by Leo P.

courage is a man who hates Fear.
He is very strong. He is bald with
a goatee. He is very tall, but he lives
in an alley. He works as a daredevil.
He drives a horse and buggie.
He is very wealthy. He ignores bad comments.
He is not the best of friends.
He wears a ripped shirt and
tattered pants. He also has 1 sister
named Bliss. He has great balance
and loves to get dirty.
He builds houses for the
poor. He doesn’t walk, he
always runs. He always tells
his secrets.


Ms. Furgason’s Class

Sad
by Benjamin N.

Sad is a man who is
so fat he is as big
as a house. He is 30 years old
and as toy for a car. His food
he eats most is kids,
lots of kids. He does not have
a job. He cannot swim, he just
floats to the top. He is
destructive. He robbed all the banks
in the U.S.

Watch Out for Karma!
by Jack S.

Karma is a young man. He is a police officer by day and a super hero by night. He wears his cop uniform all the time. They call him Super Cop. He has an afro and buck teeth. If you laugh at him, he will punish you even more. He was born in Vegas. He only uses his powers on criminals. He loves action. He is buff. He can swim, fight, golf, play basketball, play football, and he likes Coke more than Pepsi.

Proud
by Maggie F.

Proud is a God. He does
only good. And smiles a star.
He roams the earth to seek peace.
He is brother of Strength,
son of Glory,
superior to Horrified,
and savior of Lost.
He is strong. He is brave.
He is tall and happy.
He is light as a feather,
but a solid, handsome man.
He has the eyes of a tiger,
very green and bright.
He has the courage of
an eagle and hates to
fight. He is fast and as tan
as can be. He eats only
fresh food, but never meat.
He is so lovely.


Ms. Chadhuri’s Class

Comedy
by Fhebielyn B.

Comedy is a woman who has rainbow hair. She makes everything seem funny. She loves books, and everybody is her friend. She drinks sugary drinks, and lives with 462,000 of her relatives. She loves going to places, to bring the best out of people. She is like a running gazelle, always up when she falls. She loves jokes, and loves to burp in front of everyone.

Hope
by Hannah H.

Hope is a happy
always smiling
woman.
She wears
a loose
sky-blue dress.

her eyes
are like
clear blue stars
shining
so brightly
that you’ll
wish they
never
had to
close.

She braids
her long, brown hair
like a crown
around her head.

She is beautiful
and
supportive.

She
is
hope.

Adventurous
by Alan O.

Adventurous is a short man who loves to dance in the water. When you gaze into his eyes, discouragement will be lost. You can barely see his body. He wears a dark clock, and a black top hat. His cousins, Fear and Wisdom are never close by (Fear is too scared, and Wisdom is usually thinking of something smart). He has no official home, but he always feels safe.