Revolt Against the Heat

In the bright, sizzling, summer day

The crackling ground is dry from the lack of precipitation

Crunchy flowers moan and dry out

A worm cracks on the burning sidewalk

The summer sun shines intensely in Louisiana

The wispy clouds slowly swoop

Dark, mellow, and fluffy

Casting a shadow as they slither in front of the sun

The earth feels a little cooler

And the ground sighs with of relief

Dark, scowling raindrops gather in the cloud

Forming a giant cool mass

The cloud splits in half!

Heavy raindrops race toward the ground

Even nature is revolting against the heat

The techniques I used when creating this poem are cacophony, euphony, personification, and sibilance. In the first paragraph, cacophony is used to describe the heat on a summer day. The second paragraph is euphonic to symbolize the peace the earth feels because of the anticipated relief of the extreme temperate. Lastly, I used personification and sibilance in my poem to make it sound hopefully more interesting.