“Evil Birds Poem” uses rhyme, hyperbole and simile to illustrate the poet’s dislike for birds. It has six verses with a consistent rhyme scheme.
“Evil Birds Poem”
By Kia West
I’m scared of birds,
They’re just not right
No creature should have
The power of flight
They’re wings are flappy
Their beaks are sharp
They will kill
Fast as a shark
They’ve beady eyes
And an evil laugh
They’ll poop on you
As you walk a path
Their thoughts are dark
They organise
They’ll attack you
From the skies
Watch your back
Pay me heed
When they see you
They see a feed
So when you see
A bird outside
Run, run, run!
And quickly hide!
Poetic Devices:
Rhyme and near rhyme (verse 2)
Hyperbole
Simile
More about “Evil Birds Poem”…
This poem has six verses with four lines each. It has a consistent rhyme scheme that can be described as ABCB. This means that the second and fourth lines in each verse rhyme with each other, or as is the case in verse two, have a near-rhyme (sharp and shark).
Hyperbole (pronounced hi-per-bo-lee) is the literary name for exaggeration that is used for emphasis. This entire poem is an example of hyperbole used to emphasise the poet’s dislike for birds. A specific example would be from verse two:
“They will kill
Fast as a shark”
This is also an example of a simile. A simile is a poetic device that compares two objects using the words “as”, “like” or “than”. This simile compares birds to sharks in order to bring to mind the stereotypical image of a shark as a bloodthirsty creature, lurking and ready to attack. This is a clear exaggeration of the ‘danger’ presented by birds.
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