Using Your Common Senses

The poets from Mrs. Thomas’s afterschool poetry program wrote about the 5 senses. This collaborative activity focused on 2 ways of using the senses; metaphorically and descriptive. In the first stanza, poets used the 5 senses to describe their siblings. In second stanza poets metaphorically use the senses.

Mrs. Thomas Poetry Battle

Untitled by Collaborative Poem

My sister smells like fresh laundry
my brother sounds like he’s dying cat
my sister looks like a teeny-weenie elf
My sister feels as hard as a rock
my sister tastes like ranch dressing

I see your worth
I can taste your guilt
l can smell your happiness
I can feel your pain
I can hear your excitement