This storm poem is written in the acrostic style. It includes internal rhyme, alliteration, personification and simile.
“STORM”
By Kia West
Stormy nights are full of action, Mother Nature’s driven to distraction
Thunder rolling, rumbling, roaring and in the air, no birds are soaring
Overhead the lightning flashes, just before the thunder crashes
Rain like bullets pelting down, on the ground my grass will drown
Morning will bring new calm, but while it rages, don’t come to harm
Poetic Devices:
Internal Rhyme
Personification
Alliteration
Simile
More about this STORM poem…
This style of poetry is called acrostic poetry. It is characterised by the first letters of each line spelling out the subject of the poem. Some acrostic poems only have one word per line.
While this poem does not have a rhyme scheme, where the last words in each line create a pattern of rhyme, it does have rhyme. Each line has two parts that are separated by a comma. The last word in part one and the last word on part two of each line rhyme with each other. This is called internal rhyming.
Personification is when non-human things are given human characteristics or qualities. Personification appears in this poem in line one:
“Stormy nights are full of action, Mother Nature’s driven to distraction”
In this line, nature has been personified. It is referred to as “Mother Nature” and is portrayed at being annoyed. This prompts the reader to view a storm more as a temper tantrum than a natural and scientific occurrence.
Alliteration is the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words. Alliteration can be seen in this storm poem in line two:
“Thunder rolling, rumbling, roaring and in the air, no birds are soaring”
Here, the ‘r’ sound is being repeated.
Simile is when a comparison is drawn between two things by using the words “like”, “as” or “than”. A simile can be seen in this poem in line four:
“Rain like bullets pelting down, on the ground my grass will drown”
This is drawing a comparison between the rain and bullets.
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