Literary Luminary
By: Timothy Huttenlocker
2 Similes and 2 Metaphors
- Dumb as a dog, he listened, and he heard the robber say-
- Back, he spurred like a madman, shrieking a curse to the sky,
- The wind was a torrent of darkness among the gusty trees,
- The moon was a ghostly galleon tossed upon the cloudy seas,
Alliteration and Vivid Imagery
- They bound a musket beside her, with the barrel beneath her breast!
- His pistol butts a-twinkle, His rapier hilt a-twinkle, under the jeweled sky.