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 Kiwi Is the Captain
My Sister Kisses Thistles
Kitten Fight by Kenn Nesbitt
Kitten Fight
At Hamster Sam’s Rodeo
My Grandpa
Speedy Sid
Dizzy Dottie’s Dog Salon
My New School by Kenn Nesbitt
My New School
Our Family's Not from Mercury by Kenn Nesbitt
Our Family’s Not from Mercury
My Family Thinks I'm Crazy by Kenn Nesbitt
My Family Thinks I’m Crazy
Perfect Peter Paul by Kenn Nesbitt
Perfect Peter Paul
The Technobabylonians
The Technobabylonians
We Give Each Other Cuckoo Clocks
Everyone's from Somewhere Else by Kenn Nesbitt
Everyone’s from Somewhere Else
Learning Languages by Kenn Nesbitt
Learning Languages
A Penguin's Toes by Kenn Nesbitt
A Penguin’s Toes
I Like My Triangular Kitten
I Like My Triangular Kitten
My Parrot Doesn’t Care to Fly
When Daniel Went Dancing by Kenn Nesbitt
When Daniel Went Dancing
What a Ham
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
The Setter Sweater Store
The Bagel Bird