SIMILE

A line or verse containing to opposite things compared by using, like or as.

An example of a simile by: Joseph Conrad I would have given anything for the
power to soothe her frail soul, tormenting itself in its invincible ignorance like a
small bird beating about the cruel wires of a cage.
He ran like a cheetah after a lion. By: Kerri Samson

METAPHOR
A statement that makes a comparison between two things that are unrelated but have
characteristics in common
Hope
Hope is the thing with feathers
That perches in the soul,
And sings the tunewithout the words,
And never stops at all,
And sweetest in the gale is heard;
And sore must be the storm
That could abash the little bird
That kept so many warm.
Ive heard it in the chillest land,
And on the strangest sea;
Yet, never, in extremity,
It asked a crumb of me. Emily Dickinson
Well color me green with envy. By: Kerri Samson

ALLITERATION
Words closely written that have the same consent sound.

Three Grey Geese by Mother Goose

Three grey geese in a green field grazing,
Grey were the geese and green was the grazing.

Crazy cuddly camouflaged, critters ran in the day. By: Kerri Samson

TONGUE TWISTER
A phrase that is difficult to say, while keeping proper pronunciation.
We supply wristwatches for witchwatchers watching witches Washington wishes
watched." By: James Thurber, Lanterns and Lances. Harper, 1961
A long logging logger longed lonely, while lost long ago. By: Kerri Samson

ONOMATOPOEIA
Words spelled like they sound for example: woof for a dog
Fireworks
The cold night is awoken and warmed
A family of excitement ready to release their arsenal
Stored under the stairs until the big night
Let the show begin:
Traffic lights whoosh colour changing
Rockets whoosh bang screeching
Jack in the box whoosh bang-jumping
Sparklers whoosh fizzle-sparkling
Catherine Wheel whoosh dizzy-spinning
The big one at the end
Alexander Seal | Year Posted 2015

Boom crack went the door as the little rat squeeeked in fear. By; Kerri Samson

REPETITION
When a writer repeats a word in the same line or sentence, such as saying Go,
GO, Go get them bears.
Lazy
lazy
lazy
lazy
lazy
lazy
Jane.
She
wants
a
drink
of
water
so
she
waits
and
waits
and
waits< br>and
waits
and
waits
for
it
to
rain.
Shel Silverstein

FREE FORM
A favorite and the easiest to write, these poem as no set rhythm, rhyme or style,
it is truly the work how the author sees it.
From Marriage
Marianne Moore (1887-1972)
This institution,
perhaps one should say enterprise
out of respect for which
one says one need not change ones mind
about a thing one has believed in,
requiring public promises
of ones intention
to fulfill a private obligation:
I wonder what Adam and Eve
think of it by this time,
this fire-gilt steel
alive with goldenness;
how bright it shows

The Night
Kerri Samson
While I lay her wondering just what is out there
What is waiting for me
Will it be good, bad, fun, sad
Oh how I wonder and think is this the real me
Is this what I am to be or is it a dream

HAIKU
The easy to remember 5,7,5, meaning line 1 has 5 syllables the 2 nd has 7 and the
3rd line has 5 again.
An old silent pond
a frog jumps into the pond,
splash! Silence again.

Basho

Oh look the bright bird

A sign of spring and new life
Look the flock of birds
By: Kerri Samson

TANKA
This style of poetry comes from Japan. It consists of 5 lines with the first 2 lines
having 5 syllables and the remaining 3 have 7 syllables.
In broad daylight
The sea rose up and attacked
A great tsunami
Unimaginable
In this world
By; Nobuko Kato

CINQUAIN
This follows this pattern:
One word
Two words, describe line 1
Three words, relate to line 1
Four words, relates to line 1
One word, synonym of line 1

Longing
Wistfully awaiting
Dreams to stir
Prayers to be answered
Caring
Copyright SEREN ROBERTS | Year Posted 2014

DIAMANTE
This poem has 7 lines and it follows the below format.
Line 1 topic
Line 2 two adjectives
Line 3 three ing words
Line 4 four nouns or short phrase that relates to topic
Line 5 three ing words
Line 6 two adjectives
Line 7 ending topic
Two Sides to Me
me
cold, angry
scowling, screaming, dying
winter demon, spring angel
smiling laughing, living
warm, happy
me
Copyright Adam Wheaton | Year Posted 2008

LIMERICK
A five line funny poem with a strong beat
There was an Old Man of the West,
Who wore a pale plum-coloured vest;
When they said, 'Does it fit?'
He replied, 'Not a bit!'
That uneasy Old Man of the West.
Edward Lear