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Metaphor Poems | Examples of Metaphor Poetry

Metaphor Poems - Examples of all types of metaphor poetry to share and read. This list of metaphor poems is composed of the works of modern poets on PoetrySoup. Read short, long, best, and famous examples of metaphor poetry. This list of works about metaphor is an excellent resource for examples on how to write metaphor poems.
Premium Member Serendipity of a Soul
Burned by dawn of brand new light I drift back into primal night to find upon my dreams a dance in wait to be restored to chance. ...Read the rest...
Categories: metaphor, dark, dream, introspection, light,
Form: Rhyme

Paper Heart Mirror
"The beauty you see in me --is a reflection of you" :-) I want you to cut out a paper heart, of any hue Doesn't matter if you're a kid, or went to NYU This experiment doesn't use markers, glitter, nor...Read the rest...
Categories: metaphor, analogy, heart, imagery, inspirational,
Form: Monorhyme
Premium Member Surreality Of Girlish Dreams
The girl and her smile straddle the rainbow neon hair the fluid cascades of northern lights seafoam cloak the ripples outgrown by the shore she adores the breeze adorned with gems emeralds fly from silk strings in the wind kites...Read the rest...
Categories: metaphor, dream, fantasy, fun, imagery,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Metaphors
Metaphors penned with psychedelic ink most times present as imagery, forthright. But, if they're scanned again- readers may think a nuance has come forth in a new light. To say one thing- and mean another brings a hidden...Read the rest...
Categories: appreciation, metaphor, poems, sea,
Form: Sonnet
An Overthinker's Torment
Thinking and thinking and thinking. I want to stop going over the memories, The looping record of agonising nothings. That's the problem, you see? It's not a problem to them. A simple mistake, So quickly forgiven, and yet, It lingers like a...Read the rest...
Categories: anxiety, confusion, extended metaphor,
Form: Free verse

Premium Member Life Living Travels
Through the many days Up and down marking each their hours So do minds sail their curious course. With each weighed anchor leaving swirling trails Showing the world what the bottom had, then to follow While highest birds fly singing...Read the rest...
Categories: adventure, dream, life, metaphor,
Form: Free verse
WRITTEN IN PSYCHEDELIC INK
WRITTEN IN PSYCHEDELIC INK Wrongly chosen words convey naught Creating impressions of the wrong sort Even when inspiring lines deny empathy Especially showing contempt for simile Causing bloody battles to be hard fought It’s errors despite what has been taught As...Read the rest...
Categories: metaphor, psychological,
Form: Rondeau
Ink Stains Cadence of Words
Ink stains and fragmented thoughts fuse upon lined pages, a dance of fleeting emotions and raw revelations. A symphony of words whispered to the wind, painting vivid images of love, pain, and resilience. Poetry, the...Read the rest...
Categories: metaphor, creation, freedom, inspiration, introspection,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Puzzling Relationship
Puzzling Relationship Our edges seem so similar Meant to fit, snuggly together The tongue of your dry humor Locks into the Grove of my clever wit Forming attachments in every aspect of our lives An image appears of our...Read the rest...
Categories: change, divorce, extended metaphor,
Form: Free verse
I am Lost-contaminated
It’s hard for me to differentiate between Truth and lies.. it was hard to come to terms with the facts But right now, the fact is I’m lost I thought I was smarter i thought...Read the rest...
Categories: metaphor, deep, depression, light, loneliness,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Beneath the branches
You'll find me under the stars Beneath the branches of a willow tree Longing for something That'll never be seen 2 parts slave 1 part free Forgotten by lovers Forgotten by me Wrapped in a blanket of roots and earth A pillow...Read the rest...
Categories: death, extended metaphor, life,
Form: Free verse
Drunk
Love has it's bronze. I resonded with: ,,what do you mean?? Lukas talk with me!!", he turned around and said: ,, Time is getting near, but, It's nothing worth to give your all", his tears suddenly...Read the rest...
Categories: extended metaphor,
Form: McWhirtle
Drunk
Love has it's bronze. I resonded with: ,,what do you mean?? Lukas talk with me!!", he turned around and said: ,, Time is getting near, but, It's nothing worth to give your all", his tears suddenly...Read the rest...
Categories: extended metaphor,
Form: McWhirtle
SECRETS OF TIME
Time is too slow for the anxious sufferers... ...Read the rest...
Categories: metaphor, 7th grade, allusion, extended
Form: Free verse
We all have ladders to climb
Changed my mind and most probably my spelling and words quite a lot recently, thinking we all live in a simulation and are bodies are avatars or emojis, was watching high end particle of love theory. defo made me think above me station. so evolved my spelling and my...Read the rest...
Categories: creation, endurance, extended metaphor,
Form: Free verse

Specific Types of Metaphor Poems

Read wonderful metaphor poetry on the following sub-topics: animal, family, friends, football, kids, lion, love, loneliness, moon, nature, yourself and more.

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