Yourself Extended Metaphor Poems
These Yourself Extended Metaphor poems are examples of Extended Metaphor poems about Yourself. These are the best examples of Extended Metaphor Yourself poems written by international poets.
Interview with a Barnacle
The recorder clicks on.
What made you stay?
I didn’t stay.
I fastened.
I was made to fasten.
And if you're made to fasten,
you look for something moving.
Something strong enough
to...
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extended metaphor,
APROPOS OF GOD'S COMPASS: A TANKA TRIOBe as the sun,
And doubt not the Son of God;
Your guiding compass:-
Divine guidance is your gift;
Praise God for each day’s dawning:-
After sleep, you wake,
There’s sunset...
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allegory, analogy, extended metaphor,
Ocean, KnockingAs you open that door…
you don’t know that there is
an ocean behind it
If you had to choose between feeling nothing and feeling everything,...
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extended metaphor, anxiety, beautiful, character, creation,
Bevans' lairBevans' lair....
You're in Bevans lair,
a place of disrespect,
You'll find it heaven there,
if you've lost your lives respect.
It's really hell beware,
don't take that fateful step,
I wouldn't...
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extended metaphor, addiction, cancer, creation, extended
TREASURE YOURSELFTREASURE YOURSELF ...
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extended metaphor, 8th grade, allegory, appreciation,
Broke it, You Buy it a Song[Studio Quality]
[Female vocals]
[Clean Production]
[verse]
Didn't you hear?
If you broke it you buy it
That is also true of your hearts desires
if you buy into your pain
well that...
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extended metaphor, feelings, heartbreak,
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allusion, bird, extended metaphor,
My Fellow PoetsDoes not matter what they say..
Poetry is easy but it’s not poetry…
Hallmark cliché is not a poem I am afraid..
You can spot a poet.. By...
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extended metaphor, appreciation, art, dark, deep,
Saint Catherine Was ExcaliburI always said tether to the void
Not any idealistic reason or choice
Now suspended I know why I’ve been devoid
Because how can one speak with an...
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extended metaphor, adventure, conflict, corruption, crazy,
BricksBrick by brick, I built this home,
each piece with purpose, in which it owns.
It was the hardest task I ever did face,
As I made sure...
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confusion, extended metaphor, faith,
Your Way Out is Through the Garden
seventeen years we went before I knew your friends
names you barely know now and you kept them
absent from me as you keep yourself still,...
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age, extended metaphor,
Oh black AfricanOh, you African!
Of cocoa skin and black-haired
Like your judgments
You African!
The lamb in the elections
Son of the people, wandering in the...
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extended metaphor, 9th grade, abuse, africa,
naturally protective reflex
Mayonnaise in my mouth;
it was turkey—the first Pollack
I saw. His fault that the splatter
looked like a forgotten egg on...
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allusion, extended metaphor, symbolism,
Honey, You Can't be a Shark if You're ToothlessYou're a fool for starting the friction
But I'm a fool for starting the motion
F you, no I’m a fool for believing the notion
And...
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betrayal, extended metaphor, goodbye,
The ThunderCan you grasp the thunder?
Can you hide its flashes from an overflowing river?
Can you pay your river Life a hideous win?
Can you call yourself a...
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extended metaphor, imagery, lust,