Metaphor

Metaphor

In a metaphor poem a word or phrase is used to make a comparison that implies that one thing is something else to create a completely different meaning.

Example:

Blueberry Sky

By Cona Adams

Through the windshield,

a splendid view.

Even though moving

along highway lanes

at a rapid pace,

we seemed to advance

in slow motion.

The sky enveloped

us in a cocoon,

folding in on all sides.

Powder puff clouds

dotted a canopy of clear blue,

dollops of whipped cream

on slabs of Jell-O.

In spots, stretched thin,

as though a giant invisible broom

swept through the wispy puffs

and smeared frosting

on a Kool-aid cake.

Behold My Pen

By Trevor McLeod

Behold my pen

that writes and scribbles

and bleeds blue ink

in drips and dribbles.

That crosses paper

in bites and nibbles

and weighs my thoughts

in spite of quibbles.

Words as strange as

this and then.

Letters and numbers

like S and 10.

Thoughts and feelings

I've had before.

Memories waiting

the pen to bore.

Lines as long

as stretching can.

Jots and jolts

where each began.

Loving strokes

to those I send.

Messages made

that they might blend.

All these meanings

from the heart.

Behold my pen.

Their only art.

My Example:

 

Sand

By: Amy Jorgenson

 The waves roll

A smooth blanket,

For what seems

To be eternity.

 The colors stretch

A canvas of paint,

Over the surface

Of the unsteady land.

 The array of glitter

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