Poetic devicesPoetic devices are the things that make poems and songs different from normal writing.. Repetition of final sound usually across lines e.g.. Don’t let rhymes give you a fri
Trang 1Everything At Once – Lenka
1 As sly as a _ _ _ , as strong as an _ _
As fast as a hare, as brave as a bear
As free as a bird, as neat as a word
As quiet as a _ _ _ _ _ , as big as a _ _ _ _ _
C All I wanna be
All I wanna be, oh
All I wanna be is everything
2 As mean as a wolf, as sharp as a _ _ _ _ _
As deep as a bite, as dark as the night
As sweet as a song, as right as a _ _ _ _ _
As long as a road, as ugly as a toad
3 As pretty as a picture hanging from a fixture
Strong like a _ _ _ _ _ _ , strong as I wanna be
Bright as day, as light as play
As hard as nails, as grand as a _ _ _ _ _
C All I wanna be, oh All I wanna be, oh All I wanna be is everything
B Everything at once Everything at once, oh oh oh Everything at once
4 As warm as the _ _ _ , as silly as _ _ _
As cool as a tree, as scary as the sea
As hot as _ _ _ _ , cold as _ _ _
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5 As old as _ _ _ _ , as straight as a line
As royal as a queen, as buzzed as a bee
As stealth as a _ _ _ _ _ , smooth as a glider
Pure as a melody, pure as I wanna be
C All I wanna be, oh All I wanna be, oh All I wanna be is everything Everything at once
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Poetic devices are the things that make poems and songs different from normal writing Here are some of them:
Indirect “like”, “as”
e.g His car is as big as a whale.
Repetition of final sound (usually across lines)
e.g Don’t let rhymes give you a fright They are really easy things to write
Direct “is”
e.g My girlfriend is sunshine.
Making non-human things human
e.g Night tiptoed into the forest.
Write your own similes
By using similes like the song “Everywhere at Once”, describe your favorite thing Write TWO similes in the form of “as (adj.) as (n.)”.
My favourite thing is
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