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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nWriters use figurative language to convey feeling. They compare things in new and unusual ways. Similes are comparisons using \u201clike\u201d or \u201cas\u201d. Metaphors are comparisons that don\u2019t have to use \u201clike\u201d or \u201cas\u201d. Hyperbole is exaggeration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Try\nwriting a poem describing how hot it is without using the word \u201chot\u201d. Use\nfigurative language to show what hot feels like, smells like, tastes like,\nsounds like. To help you get started, think of ways to finish this sentence\u2014and\nthen leave out the prompt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You know it\u2019s hot when\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n Kelly Bennett\u00a0<\/a>and I began this 7-Minute Poetry Challenge over 1500 days ago. We now take turns creating our own prompts to share with you. If you join us in the 7-Minute Poetry Challenge, let us know by posting the title, a note, or the whole poem in the comments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Too Darn Hot! Some days it\u2019s just too darn hot. So hot you stick to every chair. So hot you can\u2019t move. So hot it feels like you\u2019re melting. Writers use figurative language to convey feeling. They compare things in new and unusual ways. Similes are comparisons using \u201clike\u201d or \u201cas\u201d. Metaphors are comparisons that … Continue reading “Poetry Prompt #145”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cindyfaughnan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1355"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cindyfaughnan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cindyfaughnan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cindyfaughnan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cindyfaughnan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1355"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.cindyfaughnan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1355\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1356,"href":"https:\/\/www.cindyfaughnan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1355\/revisions\/1356"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cindyfaughnan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1355"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cindyfaughnan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1355"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cindyfaughnan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1355"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Too](\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5225e775e4b0419ba4d7f35f\/1592858750883-AIA7XZYI51RIWQTN947Y\/ke17ZwdGBToddI8pDm48kHEtT-YVwDcY_EB3MyfNAAlZw-zPPgdn4jUwVcJE1ZvWEtT5uBSRWt4vQZAgTJucoTqqXjS3CfNDSuuf31e0tVEkbPKZ1ealCfVq4ZaQIKP6KemhN7vj-0XIgcDXwKLPkJ3npYHFA1OinJVF5ve1wN0\/Too+Hot.jpg?format=500w\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nSet your timer for 7 minutes<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Don\u2019t think about it too much; just do it!<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Start writing! <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n