Metaphor Examples & Metaphor PoemsThis page includes many metaphor examples and metaphor poems. Metaphors are an extremely useful literary device -- whether you are writing a funny poem, a serious poem, structured poetry, or free verse. In fact, novelists and nonfiction writers alike use metaphors. To use a metaphor is human, even if you are not a writer. Here's why . . . Definition of Metaphor Metaphors and similes are two figures of speech that bring symbolism into our writing. And humans love symbolism. We like to feel that things "mean something," and metaphors help satisfy that desire. Not only that, these similes and metaphorical comparisons paint a vivid picture in our minds. Generally, when I'm writing, I don't consciously think, "Gee, I'd better pepper these babies with metaphors." Instead, metaphor examples and metaphor poems happen when you relax and describe something in the most vivid way possible.
Metaphor ExamplesIf you're interested in writing some metaphor poems, perhaps these metaphor examples can rev you up and get you started. (Please note that you were just compared to a car, "revving up," in what was a subtle metaphor example.) Well, that was fun! I could write metaphor examples all day. The trick is to expand upon them to tell a story, or in my case, write a poem (or two or three or more). And so, we move on to the "metaphor poems." Metaphor PoemsTechnically, there is no such thing as a "metaphor poem." Unless we'd like to create a new poetic form; it's done all the time. Instead, there are poems with metaphors in them, poems that make use of metaphor to be most effective. I've gathered up two of my poems with metaphors in them. The first is from page 42 of my book, A Little Bit of Nonsense. In this poem, the poem and the words themselves are metaphors. You can't really take a poem to lunch. (Well, you could take a book, but that's not the intended meaning of the poem.) And words don't "simmer," "blend", and words most certainly do not eat a "wholesome brunch." Read the following and decide for yourself. . . 
Take a Poem to Lunch I'd feel the words collect the mood, And as the words rest on the page by Denise Rodgers The next poem, from page 76 of my book, A Little Bit of Nonsense, is also loaded with metaphors. You don't really dig for a poem, or for a clue. There is no shovel involved, but it does make a nice metaphor, or picture, in your mind. And when was the last time you saw rhythm and meter "prancing and romancing"? Read on and see how many metaphors you can find in this poem.
Mining for a Poem Searching for a rhyme by Denise Rodgers If you've enjoyed these metaphor poems and metaphor examples,
|
