Hyperbole *I’ve told you to park in the back a million times. *Im going to die if this class isn’t over. *My bag weights a ton   Imagery *I remember the loud sound of the subway couldn’t let me hear the video on my phone. *The room smelled horrible and was dark,...

Hyperbole: I run so, so fast, that I can beat my dog in a race. I had to sleep for 100 hours to get my rest back. Not even a cow can satisfy my hunger. Imagery: She smells as a garden full of fresh watered roses. She is rough as piece...

Hyperbole     The winter winds are so strong, they could cut my face.   I love you bigger than the whole world.   Every time I think of you, my heart breaks into a million pieces.   Imagery   The sea calms me in such a way that it reminds me...

"Pink Bullets" I was just bony hands as cold as a winter pole You held a warm stone out new flowing blood to hold Oh what a contrast you were To the brutes in the halls My timid young fingers held a decent animal.Over the ramparts you tossed The scent of...

won't you celebrate with me by Lucille Clift won't you celebrate with me what i have shaped into a kind of life? i had no model. born in babylon both nonwhite and woman what did i see to be except myself? i made it up here on this bridge between starshine and clay, my one hand...

The promised land I have not seen any type of blue sky for the past 10 years, and I miss it. I miss the clouds and the scary summer storms and that thunder that broke the sky many times. I miss the rain and our warm...

“Now what goes after the circle?”   “A square”, Helen said. A square would go there since the pattern has been circle circle, square, circle circle, square.   “Are you sure?” asked Dr. Liechtenstein. “I think another circle goes there.”   “No, a square.”   “Very well.”  He wrote down her answers along...

Sweet Victory   Hands ready to fight Aching for sweet victory You deserve greatness   The Last Drop   Until the last drop Competition never rests Taste sweet victory   Earn It   Greatness is earned Failure is not an option Fuel your victory...