Application: I-POEM

Another classroom application for Cinderella analysis is the I-Poem. I would like my students to choose one of the characters from a Cinderella story and then analyze that character and create an I-Poem.

I will publish my students' I-Poems on this website.

Here is an example of an I-Poem that I wrote from the perspective of Mireleh in The Way Meat Loves Salt:

I Am

I am Witty and Smart
I wonder Why my father would doubt my love for him
I hear The Prophet Elijah's blessings
I see A happy future with the Rabbi's son
I want to have a kind and loving heart
I am Witty and Smart

I pretend To be happy when I am sad
I feel like I'm in love
I touch The hearts and lives of my loved ones
I worry when my family hasn't seen me for a long time
I cry when my father misunderstands my love
I am Witty and Smart

I understand how much meat loves salt
I say Mazel Tov!
I dream that I had a magic stick
I try to be a good wife, daughter, and sister
I hope that I will live happily ever after - like Cinderella
I am Witty and Smart