Metaphor

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A device used in poetry where one thing is portrayed as something else.

Metaphor featured in the Archive

Poem
Compliments of Shakespeare

by Laura Mucha

0:50 listening time

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Poem
The Land of Blue

by Laura Mucha

1:24 listening time

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Poem
Night Flight

by Laura Mucha

1:12 listening time

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Poem
Cosmic Disco

by Grace Nichols

1:18 listening time

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Poem
While I Practise My Piano

by Matthew Sweeney

1:02 listening time

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Collection
Critters and Creatures

These poems are all about animals. From cute and cuddly cats, to crick crack crocodiles.

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