1.  Define metaphor
2.  What is an extended metaphor?
3.  Using extended metaphor, write a poem about poetry, the poet, or the poem.
4.  First, establish through a simile what the poet is like.
    For example, you might compare the poet to an athlete.  Then,
    throughout the remainder of the poem, talk about the poet exclusively
    in terms of the athlete - - how he or she trains, practices, performs,
    does well, and does poorly.

5.  If you do extra poems for this assignment, choose other metaphors to explore.

Example:  Flaming Poetry

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                   Poetry
       is like
        flames,
     which are
           swift and elusive
        dodging realization.
 Sparks, like words on the
      paper, leap and dance in the
flickering firelight.  The fiery
   tongues, formless and shifting
       shapes tease the imagination.
              Yet for those who see,
                 through their mind's
            eye, they burn
     up the page.
-Daniel Rosenthal (8th grade)