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.

The Bagel Bird
To Learn to Juggle Prickly Pears by Kenn Nesbitt
To Learn to Juggle Prickly Pears
What a Ham
New Computer by Kenn Nesbitt
New Computer
Frog Ball
Mrs. Debuss by Kenn Nesbitt
Mrs. DeBuss
My Tutor’s a Flutist
My Hare Is Resting on My Head
Learning Languages by Kenn Nesbitt
Learning Languages
We Give Each Other Cuckoo Clocks
Cara’s Parrot
Arthur the Artist
Nimrod Nero, Superhero
The Ugly, Ugly Duckling
Slim Sam's Ship Shop by Kenn Nesbitt
Slim Sam’s Ship Shop
Levitating Lester by Kenn Nesbitt
Levitating Lester
The Gorgon Sisters
Bouncing Brianna
Shelley Sellers by Kenn Nesbitt
Shelley Sellers
My Sneakers Are Speaking in German by Kenn Nesbitt
My Sneakers are Speaking in German
Brand New Ball
The Otter I'm Told by Kenn Nesbitt
The Otter, I’m Told
Toby the Snowboarding Doberman
The Dragons of Monster Town by Kenn Nesbitt
The Dragons of Monster Town

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