Now that you have examined how poets use allusion and hyperbole, you are going to use each of these types of figurative language in your own poem. For this assignment, you should create a short six or eight line poem that uses both an example of both allusion and hyperbole. As you write your poem, you should highlight any allusions in yellow and any hyperboles in green. Suggested topics for your poem include:

• The best or worst day you have ever had;
• A natural landscape or feature;
• The most beautiful thing you have ever seen; or
• An appropriate topic of your choosing.

Make sure that your poem is clearly written and is free from spelling and grammar mistakes. You may choose whether or not your poem rhymes, and if so, how it rhymes. Before you begin, review the Allusions and Hyperbole Poem Checklist to make sure that you include all of the items required for full credit.

Once you have completed your poem, please submit your work to the dropbox.