“What colors remind you of your joy?”
— Question of the Day (QOD)



Poetic Form

Descriptive Poetry

a written poem that creates a visual image that relates to its meaning




Poetic Elements

Imagery

visually descriptive or figurative language

Example: Neckties and handbags, flapping in the wind


Simile

a comparison using like or as

Example; screamed like doves moaning the bombing of Milan


Metaphor

Direct comparison between two unlike things

Example: Life is a broken-winged bird


Personification

Attributing human characteristics to nonhuman or inanimate objects

screamed like doves moaning the bombing of Milan

 
 

Directions: Using the Mentor Texts above, identify each instance of simile and metaphor. Next, select the metaphor/simile that stands out for you.  Using the line that you chose, write three four-line stanzas. Each stanza should begin with the line you choose for example: 


  • CHOOSE A LINE

    “neckties and handbags, flapping in the wind”

    “screamed like doves moaning the bombing of Milan”

    “Life is a broken-winged bird”

    “…in Vegas looking across at a green sunshadeat 3:30 in the morning…”

  • WRITE FOUR STANZAS

    Each stanza should be four lines.

    Each stanza should begin with the line that you chose.

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