This morning we focused on metaphor. Here’s an easy way to create interesting metaphors. Make columns for object, abstract and adjective. Put five words in each category. Mix as desired.
| concrete | abstract | adjective |
|---|---|---|
| heart head finger book page |
dream luck worry joy intelligence |
cold brilliant dangling babbling gritty |
So we could have a brilliant finger of dream or luck’s dangling book. Interesting.
Our poetic assignments for the day were to use metaphor to describe a person and to write an ode to an object. Here’s my ode.
Ode to my earrings
Treasures of Tanzania with a ten dollar price tag
Now threaded through my ears, you were born
Frozen soil of an exotic homeland,
Streaky plums rimmed with ice.
You are a cloudy sky pierced by lightning.
Pinging against my neck, you’ve become
Ghostly leaves of a petrified tree,
Fluttering kites of stone and silver.
You are shiny black scales of an ancient fish.
In muffled chimes, you confide your secrets
The cargo route of cardamom,
A tarot card signifying temptation.
You are antenna tuned to world history.
—
KMcQ
