An Exercise in Similes and Metaphors

Similes and metaphors are some of the most used literary devices in poetry and literature. They help the reader relate and measure the extent of the writers’ visual depiction in the poem. After analyzing the similes and metaphors used in the poems “Dreams” and “Harlem” by Langston Hughes, the poets from Latino Youth High School wrote their own similes and metaphors. They were prompted to write about the timeless theme of love and infatuation. Enjoy!

Afterschool Poetry Program

Untitled by Mike J.

You make me feel like a rose
Your face shines like a diamond that no one can buy
You’re as pretty as the sky

Untitled by Ashley L.

Your smile lights up the room like stars in the night sky
Your presence makes me feel like I’m flying
You smell like sweet vanilla and a hint of honey

Untitled by Ricardo S.

He was lighting in the sky
She was smooth like butter
Her coat was as white as snow
His jacket was red like Mars
His face was red like a tomato

Untitled by Gio S.

Your laugh sounds like the breeze in the forest
Your eyes are as beautiful as the afternoon sunset
My love for you burns like a Phoenix about to rise from its’ ashes
You are an angel who brought light to my soul

Untitled by Kim R.

You keep me in the middle like limbo
Frozen. Chill like the wind
Cold like my toes

Untitled by Brian Z.

Like the sun, you shine from an unreachable view
Like flowers the thoughts of you bloom
You’re the warmth for my winter like rays shining through a window

Untitled by Jose Carlos M.

Hey beautiful I can’t stop thinking of you as much as a woodpecker can’t stop pecking
Your eyes are like the midnight sky as they twinkle with the might of a billion stars
You are a gem in my eyes
You are a lighthouse the way I always find my way back to you