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My Book of Many Poems By: Joseph Ball Period 2 May 13, 2010 Sense Poem __ Imagery __ The Beach By: Joseph Ball __I see__ the water crashing in the sand __I smell__ the salty water __I hear__ kids yelping with laughter __I feel__ the windy breeze __I taste__ the salty water __I think__ the day is young I wonder Question Poem __ Rhyme Scheme __ The dog and rat By: Joseph Ball I wonder if my __dog__ Whose name is __log__ Ever acted like a __hog__ And I wonder if a __rat__ Could ever eat a __bat__ And wear a __hat__ I wonder Life extended Metaphor Poem Metaphor and Extended Metaphor Life By: Joseph Ball __ Life is a roller coaster __ __ It starts slow as a turtle __ __ And smooth like silk __ It steadily climbs up   To the first hill Than with a jerk It takes you down Fast as can be   Then before you know it    It is over Acrostic Onomatopoeia Grandfathers Clock By: Joseph Ball __ Dong is what the __ __ Old grandfather clock does __ Night and day __ Grandfather clock goes dong __ Rhyming Couplet Poems End Rhyme The three Couplets By: Joseph Ball I found some __hope__ As I held onto the __rope__ It was so __cold__ I saw some dying __mold__ I see a __sun__ And I go for a __run__ Acrostic Poem Simile Faith By: Joseph Ball __F__aith __A__mbition to Succeed __I__ntolerance not to believe __T__rust in my Father Above __H__elping me through Life Anaphora Poem Anaphora The shot By: Joseph Ball __He shot the buck__ that was small for him __He shot the buck__ that I could of got __He shot the buck__ that he just couldn’t let go   __He shot the buck__ that is mounted to his wall __He shot the buck__ that was a six point __He shot the buck__ and my uncle picks on him __He shot the buck__ because he shoots everything __He shot the buck__ for himself Creature Alliteration poem __Alliteration__ and Onomatopoeia Fred By: Joseph Ball This is Fred __ Fred __ lives __freakishly__ __free__ on __fruit__ Loop Island __Fred__ has __feet__ a __foot__ long __Fred__ eats __figs__, __fruit loops__, __flounder__, and red __ferns__ __Fred__ likes his __friends__ who are __fish__ and __frogs__ but hates __fly’s.__ __Fred__ is __found__ for __Friendly farms__ Fred __finds fairy__ wings and __fly’s far__ from there __ Fred __ is always __freakishly free__ Season month or Nature Poem Personification Autumn By: Joseph Ball Autumn arrives Swooping in   With a gusty wind, It blows around The misty air It glides around Cooling everything Then gracefully It leaves