Learn How to Use Metaphors in Poetry
Metaphor is a figure of speech that compares two unlike things using the verb "to be" or other linking verbs. It is a common literary device used in poetry to create vivid and imaginative imagery. Here are 30 examples of metaphor used in poems, with the name of the poem and the poet listed:
"Death be not proud" by John Donne Metaphor: "Death, be not proud, though some have called thee / Mighty and dreadful, for thou art not so" (lines 1-2)
"The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost Metaphor: "Two roads diverged in a wood, and I / I took the one less traveled by" (lines 1-2)
"Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night" by Dylan Thomas Metaphor: "Rage, rage against the dying of the light" (line 3)
"The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" by T.S. Eliot Metaphor: "I have measured out my life in coffee spoons" (line 52)
"The Waste Land" by T.S. Eliot Metaphor: "I will show you fear …
