Poetry Is…What We Think

We are talking about metaphors in our poetry workshop and we thought about what poetry is and what we compare poetry to. Here are our poems about poetry!

What’s in Poetry

Zaire R.

 

Poetry is reading

you can read stories that other people write.

 

Poetry is stories

you write a story every time you write a poem.

 

Poetry is music

you can make music from your letters.

 

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Colorful Magic

Yareli H.

 

Poetry is colorful

I see colors in poems

I see a lot of blues.

 

Poetry is magic

I see magic when I learn something.

 

Poetry is metaphor

when I write poems I like comparing

things to other things.

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Poetry to Me

Ephraim K.

 

Poetry is kindness

poetry is kind because it it filled with nice words and rhymes

that compliment each other.

 

Poetry is calm

because every word feels like a melody in your ears.

 

Poetry is reading and kindness

because you can share your poetry with others.