A Litany of Poetry Devices

The truthful liar mesmerized no one Even his most fervent followers fell short. We watched his interchanges which seemed crazy, And his bragging and grandiose plans abort. His love seemed wrapped up in his loving buck, Stealthy snake-like purport with enemies he would consort. Boom! He was on the TV. Crash! He threw out a tweet. Snorting, chortling, boredom ripe for a big red port. We watched him boast and brag, some disgusted be. Formative finance foreman finds a forever fort. Political dissonance turning our country upside down. Misogynist buffoon yelling fake news as a new sport. Thy vileness and thy nastiness befouls thyself, Thy fantasticalselfishness flamboyantly galantort, Reinforces our mindfulness that being President is just a sport. Lines 1 oxymoron 2 enjambment 3 homographs 4 inversion 5 homonyms Lines 6 internal rhyme 7 onomatopoeia 8 consonance 9 hyperbaton 10 alliteration Lines 11 metaphor 12 allusion 13 archaism 14 neologism 15 dissonance Written 8-19-2018 Contest: A Litany of Poetic Devices Sponsor: Line Gauthier