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 Dancing Baboon of Djibouti
My Turtle Is the Sporting Sort
My Sister Says She’s Sleepy
Christmas Cat
Carl the Cookie Carrier
Don’t Ever Ask a Centipede
Lorenzo Liszt, Non-Scientist
My Mom's a Vegetarian by Kenn Nesbitt
My Mom’s a Vegetarian
Brody the Emoticon by Kenn Nesbitt
Brody the Emoticon
Here Is the House by Kenn Nesbitt
Here is the House
My Dad's a Secret Agent by Kenn Nesbitt
My Dad’s a Secret Agent
Fred’s Head
An Ordinary Day
My Dog Is Not Like Other Dogs
A Dinosaur for Christmas
Hap-the-Happy-Hyphenator by Kenn Nesbitt
Hap-the-Happy-Hyphenator
No Pencil by Kenn Nesbitt
No Pencil
Michael the Psychic
I'm Always in Parentheses by Kenn Nesbitt
(I’m Always in Parentheses)
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
A Pug is a Dog
Mr. Yes and Mr. No

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