Onomatopoeia

  • Mahal Ko Kuya Ko
    9 years ago

    Where is the long-stretch onomatopoeia here?

    Come to think of it, there was
    something strangely poetic
    about the raccoon standing
    in front of the Chevy
    on two iambic feet, enjambed
    across the glowing center line--
    his eyes frozen blank
    like a verse in headlights
    pooled on the pavement
    eager to receive his fresh offering.
    A defiant thought flashed
    across black-masked eyes
    at the sound of the tires' screech,
    I'm not about to be a
    jail-striped elegy.