This Crocodile Poem includes rhyme, onomatopoeia, alliteration and metaphor.
“Crocodile Poem”
By Kia West
Never smile at a crocodile
To them you look like lunch
You’ll be wondering if they’re friendly
They’ll be wondering if you “CRUNCH”
Between their strong and mighty jaws
As they chow down on your leg
And no, they will not let you go
Not even if you beg.
These living logs do linger
On the edge of outback pools
And if you near their basking spots
You’ll learn quick that you’re a fool
Or perhaps, they’ll lurk on beaches
In sunny northern sands
If you go in for a dip
You might not keep both hands
About these prehistoric predators
I can’t be any blunter
Remember, if you see one
You are not the “Croc Hunter!”
Poetic Devices:
Rhyme
Onomatopoeia
Alliteration
Metaphor
More about the Crocodile Poem…
This poem is written in three verses. Verses one and two have eight lines each and verse three has four lines. Even numbered lines rhyme with each other.
The poem includes onomatopoeia. This is when a word used to describe a sound mimics the sound itself. This can be seen in verse one, line four.
There is alliteration throughout the poem. Alliteration is when words start with the same consonant sound. For example, “These living logs do longer” has the repetition of the “L” sound. That particular line is also a metaphor. A metaphor is when two things are compared by saying one thing is the other thing.
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