English Class

I have to write several poems for English class in the next several weeks or so. They are going to be written using the vocabulary from the book, "The Ox-Bow Incident". They will be personification poems, alliterative poems, and metaphor poems. My point is that I really don't understand methaphor poems, and I would like to know if anyone out there has poems like any thta I listed above to help make sure all of them are going in teh right direction, and sound as good.

Even though I get the alliterative poems, I still a little unsure if the one I wrote sounds that good. It's titled "'Nameless'". I don't know what I should name it because I want it to go well together, and my friend was just like, "Leave it nameless." So, yea. Also, anyone have a personification poem I can look at to get a better understanding of it.

Please and Thank You. =)

Metaphorical poems are basically archetypal poems, or symbolic poems. In these poems, there is a symbol that is basically just a way to represent a much deeper meaning. An example would be using a rose to represent romance, using a shadow to represent Death, etc. Without actually mentioning those things. Usually it's the reader's job to figure out the symbolic meaning. Look at any poetry in class where the teacher has you dissect it and figure out the meaning, and that's a metaphorical poem.

cool, thanks.
now i need personification poems????

Personification poems are poems where a human trait is given to something inhuman. For example, the wind whispered as it blew through the tall trees. The wind whispering would be a good personification. They can also involve machines and man-made objects. "The headlights of the wrecked car watched me, accusing me of its demise." The car watching is another good personification.

thnks! I was worried, no one would reply, and i totally needed the help by today. thnks. i hope they turn out good enough. ill post them, theyll stay in my featured for a bit

take time and think. dont wait till the last minute or your stuff will be looking half ass

haha, not always. i wrote a really good poem on the day b4 it was do.

procastination.. i think dats wat u call it is bad

but i always do it

is dat bad den?