January 28, 2016

How can poetry surprise you? 

Poetry sometimes surprises us because the poet uses language in unusual ways.

Perhaps the poet creates a new twist on an old topic.

Because poetry can surprise us, we become more interested in it and we want to read more of it.

A simile is a comparison of two unlike things using the words like or as.

A metaphor is also a comparison, but there is no comparison words.

Personification is when the author gives objects that are not alive human qualities.