Question

Your turn to practice with using hyperbole.

You read Billy Collins' opinion on what students think of poetry, now add your own thoughts through a poem answering what people think of when they start to read poetry.

Your poem does not have to rhyme, but it should be at least 9 lines in length.

It will be graded on grammar, length, and use of hyperbole.

Answer 1

When people start to read poetry,

Their minds fill with doubts and uncertainty.

They wonder if the words will make sense,

If the poem will be a bore, or a nuisance.

But as they delve deeper, line by line,

Their souls light up with a newfound fire.

Each word a symphony, each phrase divine,

The poetry paints a world that's entire.

No longer do they see dull words on a page,

But a journey, an adventure, a treasure trove.

Their minds and hearts, no longer disengaged,

But forever changed, forever changed, by the power of poetry's prose.