My family is the ocean around us.
My father is the hurricane,
knocking anything and everybody out of his path.
My mother is the sunshine after the storm (my father),
clearing and calming everything else.
My oldest brother is the sand,
kicked and blown away by my dad,
but warmed with care by my mom.
My oldest sister is the breeze in the wind,
cool, quiet, and there when you need her.
My other two brothers are the stingrays,
dangerous,
but also willing to fight anyone who comes along.
And I,
I am an old ship at the bottom of the sea,
lost, abandoned, but full of memories.
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That's the same for me! Except, my younger sister is the storm haha.
Analysis of Form and Technique
An Ocean Of Memories
©
Kimberly L. Briones
Published by Family Friend Poems June 2006 with permission of the Author.
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Analysis of Form and Technique
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Techniques this poem uses:
- This poem uses metaphors to compare family members to things near the ocean. Metaphors compare two objects without using the words "like" or "as."
My father is the hurricane,
knocking anything and everybody out of his path.My oldest brother is the sand,
kicked and blown away by my dad,
but warmed with care by my mom.
Read more about metaphors - This is an example of a free verse poems. Free verse poems do not follow any specific rules.
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- This poem has a strong sense of structure, which helps it flow. Each stanza follows this order:
mention of the family member, object compared to the family member, and description of how the family member is like that object.My mother is the sunshine after the storm (my father),
clearing and calming everything else.My other two brothers are the stingrays,
dangerous,
but also willing to fight anyone who comes along.Read more about structure in poetry
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That's the same for me! Except, my younger sister is the storm haha.