Show Us How You Feel

Write a poem of comparison. You can use similes (comparing one thing to another different kind of thing; uses “like” or “as — as —-”), metaphors (describes an object that isn’t literally true but helps explain the object or make a comparison), or give the emotion human-like characteristics. Any of the following can be a poem. See the examples below.

Happiness (what your favorite food tastes like)

Disappointment (a type of fish)

Anticipation (something you find at the beach)

Peaceful (weather)

Nervous (a musical instrument)

Afraid (a shape)

Surprise (a dessert)

Boredom is (a letter)

Anger (an action)

Love (a fruit)

Here are some examples of poems using the above emotions:

boredom,

like an “O,”

loops round and

round and

round,

falling to the

bottom,

creeping to the

top,

over and

over and

over.

Nervous as a piccolo

high strung

never settling

on

just

one

note

Anger stomps its feet,

Holds its breath,

Claws its way to the rooftop,

Then bellows with its head thrown back,

Fists clenched.

Disappointment is a large-mouthed bass,

Its slick maw opening and shutting to the sky.