By: Mateo Asturizaga

About the author……………………1Couplet – My dog……………...........2Kenning – My brother………..............3Concrete – My house………………..4Limerick – My alley…………………5Extended Metaphor – My family........6Citations……………………………..7

My name is Mateo. I like poems that rhyme because I think it makes poems sound much cooler and better. I also like concrete poems because making them is a lot of fun. In English class we were told to write 5 different types of poems. I wrote a couplet about my dog, a kenning about my brother, a concrete poem about my house, and an extended metaphor about my whole family. My poems theme is home. Home could not only mean the place where you live, it could also mean your family. I got inspired the write my poetry collection when I realized how lucky I was to have a place to rest and stay in, and family to support me. 

My dog is niceLike a pie sliceIt is confusingWhy he is always snoozingMy dog is never happyAfter he is snappy

Video gamerFootball playerMovie watcherAnimal loverToy collectorFast runnerBig talker

In my alley in Hanoi there was a big catWho was very scared of a filthy fat ratHe ran to hide inside our houseAnd came across a tiny mouseSo he hit the mouse with a baseball bat

My family is an engine that never stopsDinner is wolves fighting for their territoryEarly in the morning my family is a mopTrying to make things neat and clean, or else they're be sorryMy family members are gears, which need tiny bits and pieces to make things work

All pictures were taken by the author.

Thank you for reading my poetry collection.