poetic device: Descriptive Poems

A descriptive poem is one that mainly describes the subject — whether it be a person, an animal, or an inanimate object — often in great detail, rather than telling a story or expressing one’s feelings.

These poems are all examples of descriptive poetry.

Iggy Borborygmus by Kenn Nesbitt
Iggy Borborygmus
Learning Languages by Kenn Nesbitt
Learning Languages
My New School by Kenn Nesbitt
My New School
Perfect Peter Paul by Kenn Nesbitt
Perfect Peter Paul
Everyone's from Somewhere Else by Kenn Nesbitt
Everyone’s from Somewhere Else
My Family Thinks I'm Crazy by Kenn Nesbitt
My Family Thinks I’m Crazy
The Summer Isn't Like a Book by Kenn Nesbitt
The Summer Isn’t Like a Book
Our Family's Not from Mercury by Kenn Nesbitt
Our Family’s Not from Mercury
Dizzy Dottie’s Dog Salon
I Like My Triangular Kitten
I Like My Triangular Kitten
My Parrot Doesn’t Care to Fly
A Penguin's Toes by Kenn Nesbitt
A Penguin’s Toes
We Give Each Other Cuckoo Clocks
The Setter Sweater Store
When Daniel Went Dancing by Kenn Nesbitt
When Daniel Went Dancing
The Bagel Bird
To Learn to Juggle Prickly Pears by Kenn Nesbitt
To Learn to Juggle Prickly Pears
Be-were of Neighbor by Kenn Nesbitt
Be-were of Neighbor
What a Ham
Frog Ball
Mrs. Debuss by Kenn Nesbitt
Mrs. DeBuss
New Computer by Kenn Nesbitt
New Computer
My Tutor’s a Flutist
My Hare Is Resting on My Head

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