📖 Part 1: Understanding Poetry and Identity

1. What does "identity" mean to you? Circle the best answer:

Only your name and age

Your culture, interests, family, and what makes you unique

Just where you were born

Your favourite colour

2. Which of these are literary devices used in poetry? Tick all that apply:

Simile (comparing using "like" or "as")

Metaphor (saying something IS something else)

Personification (giving human qualities to non-human things)

Imagery (creating vivid pictures with words)

Shopping lists

3. Complete this simile about yourself:

I am as _________________ as _________________.

4. Write a metaphor that describes one aspect of your identity:

My _________________ is _________________.

✍️ Part 2: Planning Your Identity Poem

5. Brainstorm aspects of your identity. Fill in each section:

Who am I? (culture, family, personality traits)

What do I love? (hobbies, interests, favourite things)

What makes me unique? (special talents, experiences, dreams)

6. Choose two literary devices you will use in your poem and explain how:

7. Write your identity poem here. Include at least two literary devices and aim for 8-12 lines:

8. Reflection: How does your poem express who you are? What did you learn about yourself through writing it?