I am from requirements:

- An example of 6 of the 12 terms (not rhythm, stanza, or tone) ithin the poem
(your !hoi!e)"
- #epeatin$ the phrase I am from at the %e$innin$ or en& of ea!h stanza
- 'hoose 2 of the most si$nifi!ant(important thin$s a%out you an& in!orporate that
into your title
- )ust %e at least * stanza+s lon$ ith , lines in ea!h stanza (there !an %e lon$er
stanzas, an& more stanzas- this is -ust the minimum)
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- 0n& the poem ith the title
- /ayin$s in home nee& to %e in quotes
I Am From Corn Fields and a Small Family
By: Mrs. Wolff
I am from gardener snakes and field mice,
Dry prairie grasses that reach to the sky,
Cra!dad filled pri"ate ponds,
And hot!as!#la$es afternoons.
I am from Wisconsin in the s%mmer,
&he mos'%ito is the state #ird,
Icy cold (ake S%perior a"es,
And canoeing on endless ri"ers.
I am from )*%ten Appetiet+ and
),ier Beginnin+ at e"ery dinner,
-omemade #read, cookies and cakes,
And homegron po%ltry, "egeta#les, and pork.
I am from )hoolie,+ )I.ll t%ck yo% in e"ery night,+
)/o% can do anything yo% p%t yo%r mind too,+
)If yo% ha"e nothing nice to say! say nothing at all,+
And )shhhh, listen to the nat%re.+
I am from mom, dad, Bee$er,
A small family of 0,
1o grandparents,
2elati"es all in *ermany.
I am from singing songs of peace,
1o &.,. after 3pm,
4laying #oard games, and
(a%ghter.
I am from the )pop5+ of a tin can ith a ## g%n,
Spending la$y S%ndays reading the paper,
67ploring and hiking,
8I am From the most 9oyo%s place a person e"er co%ld #e.
I Am From Corn Fields and a Small Family.
I am from tou$h lo8e an& a %est frien& for a sister
By: Ms. *eier
I am from na"y #l%e, hite, and orange,
#ig screen tele"isions to ne"er!miss!a!game,
from 6lay.s legacy and Shannahan.s pride,
and S%per Bol Championships :::II and :::III.
I am from p%rple and p%ke green ho%ses
that make all the moms on the street ant to faint,
to #ackyard rock collections on display in the li"ing room,
and alks to the Fo7ton &ot (ot for mo"ies on the #ig screen.
I am from Backstreet Boys and 1;S/1C dance sessions,
from Bar#ie doll play dates,
only child str%ggs,
and <= first!co%sins ith a last name easy to say, hard to spell.
I am from 4erfect 4arker and
>!<!? )#eep5+ on Sat%rday mornings in the s%mmer,
from > miles in >@ min%tes,
and strong coffee e"ery morning.
I am from rides in the 0A Willies B 9%st Dadda and I B
as fast as life passes %s all #y,
to, )I ant yo%r room packed %p into ? #o7 #y S%nday+
and to &hanksgi"ings, to 6asters, and to Christmases after that.
I am from )todo #ien, mi9a+ and
)It.s ne"er as #ad as it seems,+
from )each day is a ne day+
to )ya se f%e.+
I am from to%gh lo"e and a #est friend for a sister.