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Allegory Poems | Examples of Allegory Poetry

Allegory Poems. Read and share great examples of poetry about allegories. This list of new poems is composed of the works of modern poets on PoetrySoup. Read short, long, best, and famous poem examples for allegory.
Premium Member Ballad for the Wacky Waving Inflatable Tube-Man
air rockets skyward uppercutting inside plastic neon flesh contorting at inhuman angles what does my body language spell? ankles anchored into the Earth to stay grounded as the wave of time and space crashes a flood of stagnant flux there is a symphony of...Read the rest...
Categories: allegory, anxiety, funny, life,
Form: Rhyme



Premium Member The Chinese Horoscope, Preserved
“Dragons don’t live up to the talk. I’ll find a way to fix the wagon”, Opined the jealous Jabberwock, “Of the scaly, lummox dragon.” This foul fiend then, most inhumanely, Pausing to munch a trembling snack As his...Read the rest...
Categories: allegory, animal, humor,
Form: Rhyme
Epigram z
. and about that “mine next think” ...Read the rest...
Categories: adventure, allegory, analogy, art,
Form: Epigram
Premium Member Kayaking Down the River of Lies
I eased our kayak into the river of lies. There was me, Dave and Jim, experienced guys. The current grew stronger, Jim said he would quit, He said it felt wrong, the scene didn't fit. Dave urged I go...Read the rest...
Categories: adventure, allegory, truth,
Form: Lyric
french fountain fairy
. i can French this thought ya know ...Read the rest...
Categories: allegory, appreciation, beautiful, blessing,
Form: Carpe Diem



bumblebee
The Bumblebee He grew up in a poor household, thought sofa-beds were the norm, but his mother an eager reader had many books that were given and sometimes stolen, often from those who thought books were decorations beside a...Read the rest...
Categories: adventure, allegory, allusion, beach,
Form: Blank verse
Premium Member Confidence
Far from shy; w a l k s ten feet tall, divorced ...Read the rest...
Categories: allegory, confidence, freedom, pride,
Form: Verse
Premium Member Life
Let the wind blow the sails while the waves hit hard. Imagine yourself on your dream boat on the ocean. Feel the breeze that every day caresses your body. Enjoy every second, embrace that moment as the last...Read the rest...
Categories: adventure, allegory, blessing, confidence,
Form: Acrostic
Message in a Bottle
I bottle my emotions, Seal them tight like messages in glass, Cast adrift in vast, uncaring seas, Only to wash ashore, unbidden and misunderstood. It was a journey long and weary, These bottled whispers floating aimless, Until sands of fate urge...Read the rest...
Categories: allegory, boat, grief, hate,
Form: Free verse
According to Latest Tweet Had Cold Feet
when we took a tour each one there was a juror were less and fewer had been hard to beat according to latest tweet they will have cold feet what you always knew targets were of high value destroy must do even when afraid budget...Read the rest...
Categories: allegory, analogy,
Form: Haiku
Premium Member Yearn
" Life is the story of men who have strived, won or failed and of hearts that keep yearning against all odds" ~ By Poet Like a pearl locked in an oyster, You have...Read the rest...
Categories: absence, allegory, love,
Form: Free verse
poor you
anywhere without you aint that pretty but i keep my peel on you cold and wet in new york the wind like a proverbial knife crowded train queues at the bus stop pulling down the ball and chain Unreal faces behind newspapers commute at...Read the rest...
Categories: allegory,
Form: Free verse
THE LIES WE LIVE WITH?
Free, we say For we can loot From our states' coffers Just to fall prey of their offers Free, we say For we can decided ourselves Through invisible ethnic lines Evidently a theatre for their muse Free, we say For we deceive ourselves That our...Read the rest...
Categories: allegory, 11th grade, 12th grade,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Mana
Mana David J Walker As we too Fail to Live forever On this earth And seek Safe Harbor Of new birth A penance paid For what It’s worth Regrets displayed Abstained in dearth A body made of leaven Sends Mana Down from heaven...Read the rest...
Categories: allegory, heaven,
Form: Rhyme
DEBT SLAVERY
Oh, Africa, a vast and varied land Yet overshadowed by IMF's hand Structural adjustments they decree Yet bring nothing but misery Forced reforms they demand Leaving nations bound in financial quicksand Economic policies, cold and stern Often leave the people for more...Read the rest...
Categories: 12th grade, africa, allegory,
Form: Free verse

Specific Types of Allegory Poems

Definition | What is Allegory in Poetry?


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