First, a Poem Must be Magical

First, a Poem Must be Magical

Jose Garcia Villa

First, a Poem Must be Magical

First, a poem must be magical,

Then musical as a seagull.

It must be a brightness moving

And hold secret a bird’s flowering

It must be slender as a bell,

And it must hold fire as well.

It must have the wisdom of bows

And it must kneel like a rose.

It must be able to hear

The luminance of dove and deer.

It must be able to hide

What it seeks, like a bride.

And over all I would like to hover

God, smiling from the poem’s cover.

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How many lines does the poem have?

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Write the rhyming words in the poem

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Which line suggests that a poem must be pure?

Figures of speech

simile - a comparison between two different things using the words ‘like’ or ‘as’

1. The children were as busy as bees.

2. Her body was as cold as ice.

3. She is as innocent as a lamb.

4. That little girl can swim like a fish.​

Figures of speech

Metaphor- also a comparison between two things that are not similar. However, in this figure of speech, the words ‘like’ or ‘as’ are not used

1. You are my sunshine.

2. Time is money.

3. He is a night owl.

4. David was a pig at dinner.

Figures of speech

Personification- involves giving human traits to non-living things, animals and ideas.

1. The moon smiled at us.

2. Time flies while you are enjoying your life.

3. The flowers danced with the wind.

Multiple Choice

What figure of speech is used in the line :

"It must kneel like a rose"?

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

Multiple Choice

What figure of speech is used in the line :

"Then musical as a seagull"?

• simile

• metaphor

• personification