This topic brief is one in a series on personalized learning prepared for Conversations with Innovators, 2018. Student voice is a critical element in implementing student-driven personalized learning. Yet it is one that is often marginalized or ignored. Student-driven personalization is a critical concept in the pursuit of a personalized learning environment. Individual student performance plays a central role in each student's learning; to make the most of the student as an individual, the volume needs to be turned up on student voice so those orchestrating this concept are well aware of the needs, aspirations, and abilities of the recipients of teaching--the students. Ideally, student-driven personalization invites students to play an active role in making decisions regarding their learning choices. How can one find opportunities for self-revelatory processes and activities during the course of a busy school day? There are many outlets to access student voice for the teacher who is creative and aware of the opportunities. Instructional episodes, when carefully constructed, are one way to provide opportunities for hearing the learner's voice. In this brief, the author considers the use of an instructional episode on writing with metaphor as a pathway to student voice.