This poem about anger uses rhyme, metaphor and simile. It could be used when teaching children about emotional regulation.
“Poem About Anger”
By Kia West
Today I got angry
I completely lost my mind
It hit me like a giant wave
I left all sense behind
Did you know that when you’re mad,
You don’t make good decisions?
It blocks your mind and hinders you
It inhibits your ambitions
No one wants to be around
a person who is vexed
No one wants to talk with you
Even in a text
Anger is a trickster
it makes you think things that aren’t true
If you are not careful
it will just take over you
So, if you’re mad, listen to me
Follow my advice
Take a walk or a deep breath
Until you’re feeling nice
Poetic Devices:
Rhyme
Simile
Metaphor
More about this Poem About Anger…
This poem has five verses and four lines per verse. It has a consistent rhyme scheme that can be describes as “ABCB”. This means that the last words in lines two and four in each verse rhyme with each other.
It has a simile in the first verse that compares anger to a giant wave. This is a fitting comparison for anger that comes on suddenly and strongly. People who are angry are more likely to make decisions without thinking through consequences, more likely to act out to hurt other people and more likely to say things they will regret later.
There is a metaphor in verse four that compares anger to a trickster. A trickster is mythical being that delights in breaking rules and causing chaos, especially when it knows things that its victims do not. This comparison reflects how anger makes people act in a rash and impulsive way that they would not usually behave in.
For more poems like this one, click on the link below.