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Dive into the depths of the night with "Dark Moon," a collection of poems that explore the mysterious and cold beauty of the moon and the ocean. These verses feature vivid figurative language, including similes, metaphors, and personification, to paint captivating images of the darkness. From the eerie whispers of a shoe to the rhythmic bounce of a basketball, each poem in this collection is crafted with alliteration, onomatopoeia, and a unique rhyme scheme. Experience the magic of the night sky and the chilling embrace of the ocean in "Dark Moon."
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simile Rhyme scheme Figurative Language personification metaphor Alliteration onomatopoeia
Simile: a way of describing something by comparing it with something else using "like" or "as"
I am hungry as a horse. You run like a rabbit. She is happy as a clam. He is sneaky as a snake.
Give it a try • Topic: dark • Topic: cold
Metaphor: A way of describing something by comparing it to something else
The girl was a fish in the water. The clown was a feather floating away.
Give it a Try • Topic: the moon • Topic: the ocean
Personification to compare something that is not human as if it had human characteristics
The flowers danced in the wind. The friendly gates welcomed us. The Earth coughed and choked in all of the pollution.
Give it a try! • Topic: a shoe • Topic: a basketball
Alliteration: Repetition of the first consonant
Stan the strong surfer saved several swimmers on Saturday. Tiny Tommy Thomson takes toy trucks to Timmy’s on Tuesday. Click here to read more alliterations.
Give it a try! • Topic: Letter s, a snake • Topic: Letter d, a dog
Onomatopoeia: Words that are sounds
Yeeeeee Ahhhhhhhh Swish swish swish Chug chug chug!! Glippp Gluppp Gluppp
Give it a try! • Topic: A door slams • Topic: floor creaks
Rhyme Scheme • All poems have a different ways in which rhyming words are placed • This effects the flow of the poem and how the poem is read INVITATION If you are a dreamer, come in. If you are a dreamer, a wisher, a liar, A hope-er, a pray-er, a magic bean buyer . . . If you’re a pretender, come sit by my fire, For we have some flax golden tales to spin. Come in! Come in!
Rhyme Scheme Letters • Rhyme schemes are often identified with letter patterns • Pairs or rhyming word families are assigned the same letter • The poem “Homemade Boat” follows a simple AB rhyme scheme Homemade Boat This boat that we just built is just fine-- And don't try to tell us it's not. The sides and the back are divine-- It's the bottom I guess we forgot....