1. “Where I’m From”
George Ella Lyon

2. Snapshots that show “where I’m from”
mostaccioli
pasta fižole
ćevape
“mange” (eat)
folk dancing…full skirted, flower-embroidered costumes
tamburica music
Friday night Croatian night school
Our Father and Hail Mary
Sunday masses…wooden pews
sour lemons dipped in sugar granules
Amelia Bedelia
superstitions and coffee grind readers
“Dry your hair” and “put your shoes on”

3. Where are you from? Consider “snapshots” from your life: objects
images
tastes
sounds
feelings
tactile
emotional
family sayings
traditions
tragedies

4. “Where I’m From” What shaped her?
What do these things tell us about her?

5. “Where I’m From” Format/style of poem? catalogue or list poem
alliteration
simile
metaphor
imagery: 5 senses (auditory, visual, tactile, gustatory, olfactory)
Some listed items are elaborated with imagery
Repetition
“I am from…”

6. “Where I’m From” What types of things does she list? objects odors
tastes
what she saw with her eyes
interactions with other people & their personalities
religious memories
relatives
memorabilia & mementos

7. “Where I’m From” How does she end poem? (what literary technique?)
metaphor
“I am from those moments--/snapped before I budded--/leaf-fall from the family tree”
“snapped” – image of brokenness
“before I budded” – too early
“Leaf-fall” – insignificant, like a fallen leaf
images of disconnectedness from family
yet showing how all items listed in poem make her part of whole

8. “My Name” & “Where I’m From”
Imitate style and create your own vignette or poem
about name
things that shaped you
Due Wed., 9/9
typed
single space okay; plain font, size 12
optional: illustrate / decorate