Commonly made errors
Beware!
No sunshine like the sky
NOT a simile. Nothing is being COMPARED
His eyes are blue like the sky. Yes.His eyes are blue as the
sky. Yes.
As if we were important
No COMPARISON is being made
The babys cries were as important as a fire alarm! Yes.
The author uses hyperbole in thundering waterfall of his
heart.Actually, that is a METAPHOR.His heart thundered so loudly
everyone thought they were hearing a waterfall! HyperboleHis heart
was like a thundering waterfall. Simile
This poem doesnt have simile or metaphor.
Well, okay thanks! What does it have? Alliteration, hyperbole,
onomatopoeia, personification, perfect rhyme, internal rhyme, a
theme, connotation, etc?I would not give you a poem without
devices. Duh. If you cannot find them CHOOSE ANOTHER
POEM!
The end shows a transition from winter to spring and how the ground that told us the story sprouted a flower.That is like retelling the plot of the story.Avoid using us and youThis poem tells us that you cant store laughter and special occasions.
No
The author uses personification when she says, the snow engulfed
me. Not personification because snow CAN engulf someone or
something and the act of engulfing is not human.The author uses
personification with every life has a room. People are not made of
rooms having a room is not a human characteristic.
This poem uses personification when the author says the
snowflake, called its cousins and brothers. A metaphor is used when
she compares herself to a flower at the end of the poem. The tone
is playful and uplifting as she observes the snow. The theme is of
the changing seasons, winter into spring. I liked the poem because
I love to experience the different seasons and could relate to the
poets observations.