Imitation Poetry

Annotation If I Were a Cloud If I were a cloud, I’ll be way up in the sky. Swirl and twirl like shimmering ribbons, floating up so high.   If I were a cloud, I’d swallow storm and rain. Grow as enormous as a mountain, and take everything in vain.   If I were a…

A Little Glimpse of Poetry

The Highwayman — Alfred Noyes In the poem “The Highwayman”, Alfred Noyes used repetition to emphasize specific words. To begin his story, he stated, “The highwayman came riding. Riding-riding… The highwayman came riding to the old inn.” (Noyes, 4-5) By repeating the word “riding”, readers can feel that he came from far away, spent much…