Figurative Language
Making a comparison between two things by saying something is something else
What is metaphor
Who wrote "I wanna write a poem"?
Rudy Francisco
You are as cold as stone
What is simile
We real cool. We
Left school. We
Lurk late. We
Strike straight. We
What is "We Real Cool"
imagery
What is - Descriptive language that appeals to the 5 senses
The poet who wrote "Still I Rise"
Maya Angelou
You are the light of my life
What is metaphor
You may write me down in history
With your bitter, twisted lies,
You may tread me in the very dirt
But still, like dust, I'll rise.
What is "Still I Rise"
What is - the beat of the poem
The poet who wrote "Nothing Gold Can Stay"
Robert Frost
The light danced on the surface of the water
What is personification
When the rain is blowing in your face
And the whole world is on your case
I could offer you a warm embrace
To make you feel my love
Make You Feel My Love
When the beginning of words make the same sounds
The same sounds made at the start of words
The poet who wrote "Raised By Women"
Who is Kelly Norman Ellis
My feet are killing me
What is hyperbole
You turn the kitchen
tap’s metallic stream
into tropical drink,
extra sugar whirlpooling
to the pitcher-bottom
like gypsum sand.
Ode to Kool-Aid
personification
What is - giving human qualities to nonhuman things
The poet who wrote "Rat Ode"
The time was mine why whine on this flight
What is assonance
I look at the world
From awakening eyes in a black face—
And this is what I see:
This fenced-off narrow space
Assigned to me.
I Look At The World