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My Hero Poem
Objective: Write a poem dedicated to someone you consider a hero. It should be a minimum of 8 lines and
include at least 2 poetic devices.
Summary: There are heroes from the past people who should be recognized for various achievements and
accomplishments. There are unsung heroes people who have never been recognized but who serve as role
models. There are present day heroes people who meet todays idea of what it means to be a hero. Choose
someone you believe to be hero and write a poem that includes reasons why this person is a hero to you.

My Dad
Anonymous

My hero is my dad.

He is the rock in my world,

and the pillow of my sleep.
He is the Cadillac of my highway,
and the lighthouse of my travels.
My dad is the superman of comic books,
and the train signal that keeps me on the right track.
He is the bandage that mends all hurts,
and the memory disk of all I need to know.

My dad, my hero!

My Unsung Hero
Based on My Hero by Salsabila Alkhatiry

My hero doesnt have any special powers

because my hero doesnt fight.
My hero doesnt have any wings
because my hero doesnt fly.
My hero doesnt have any fancy costumes
because my hero doesnt have to hide.

My hero is rather plain yet extraordinary,

and my hero will never know.
My hero changes the future one by one,
and my hero will never know.
My hero performs miracles every day,
and my hero will never know.

My hero is my teacher,
But my hero will never know.

Alkhatiry, Salsabila. "My Hero." PoemHunter.com. 23 Apr. 2010. Web. 12 May 2012.
<http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/my-hero-48/>.
 My Hero Formulas
Formula 1:
______________________ (Title)
_________________________ (author)

My hero is my ____________________________________________________________.

He/She is the ___________________________________________________ in my world,

And the ___________________________ of my _________________________________.

He/She is the _______________________ of my _________________________________,

And the ___________________________ of my _________________________________.

He/She is the _______________________ of the _________________________________,

And the _______________________that keeps me________________________________.

My _________________________________, my ___________ hero.

Formula 2:
______________________ (Title)
_________________________ (author)
He/She is the one I ______________________________________________________ most,

For he/she truly_____________________________________________________________.

He/She taught _____________________________________________________________,

And helped _______________________________________________________________.

He/She always _____________________________________________________________,

And never really____________________________________________________________.

__________________________________________________________________________,

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