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.

My Turtle Is the Sporting Sort
Captain Talkalot
Christmas Cat
Carl the Cookie Carrier
Don’t Ever Ask a Centipede
My Mom's a Vegetarian by Kenn Nesbitt
My Mom’s a Vegetarian
Brody the Emoticon by Kenn Nesbitt
Brody the Emoticon
Lorenzo Liszt, Non-Scientist
Stumblebum Stan by Kenn Nesbitt
Stumblebum Stan
An Ordinary Day
My Dad's a Secret Agent by Kenn Nesbitt
My Dad’s a Secret Agent
Fred’s Head
Here Is the House by Kenn Nesbitt
Here is the House
My Dog Is Not Like Other Dogs
A Dinosaur for Christmas
No Pencil by Kenn Nesbitt
No Pencil
To Some It's Known as Halloween by Kenn Nesbitt
To Some It’s Known as Halloween
Recipe for Disaster by Kenn Nesbitt
Recipe for Disaster
My Kiwi Is the Captain
I'm Always in Parentheses by Kenn Nesbitt
(I’m Always in Parentheses)
A Pug is a Dog
Benjamin Plays Bass Guitar by Kenn Nesbitt
Benjamin Plays Bass Guitar
Mr. Yes and Mr. No
My Sister Kisses Thistles

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