Poetry Challenge #145 - Too Darn Hot
7 minutes
Some days it’s just too darn HOT! So hot you stick to every chair. So hot you can’t move. So hot it feels like you’re melting. (Okay, maybe not today, but pretend. Or microwave your tepid coffee for a bit too long…)
Writers use figurative language to convey feeling. They compare things in new and unusual ways. Similes are comparisons using “like” or “as”. Metaphors are comparisons that don’t have to use “like” or “as”. Hyperbole is exaggeration.
Poetry Challenge #145
IT’S TOO DARN HOT!
Try writing a poem describing how hot it is without using the word “hot”.
Use figurative language to show what hot feels like, smells like, tastes like, sounds like.
To help you get started, think of ways to finish this sentence—and then leave out the prompt.
You know it’s hot when…
Set your timer for 7 minutes
Start writing!
Don’t think about it too much; just do it!
In case it’s not quite toasty enough where you are, here’s a song:
*Too Darn Hot* by Cole Porter, sung by Anthony Strong:
Kelly Bennett and I take turns creating our own prompts.
