SAMPLES
FROM LESSON TWENTY-THREE
ASSIGNMENT TWENTY-THREE: Write a poem that has at least one metaphor or simile. You may want to write a poem that contains both. (Your poem does not have to rhyme.)
In this assignment you may choose to include your title as part of a metaphor. One of my students used this technique in the example below. The title, God's Peace, is compared within the poem to a gentle stream and a soft, quiet whisper.
Student Poem:
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| A calm, gentle stream | (Metaphor: God's peace is compared to | |||
| Flowing through my soul; | a gentle stream and a soft, quiet whisper.) | |||
| A soft, quiet whisper, | ||||
| Like the sound of Rustling leaves; | (Simile: The quiet whisper of God's peace | |||
| A heavenly touch | is compared to the sound of rustling leaves.) | |||
| Seeping through me . . . | ||||
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| ------God's Peace. | ||||
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(Jessica
Locke, age 11 - Copyright © 2000)
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