DIS POEM

DIS POEM

For this poem I would first of all start by saying that the language used in the poem (the diction and spelling/grammatical choices) are very interesting because they give the poem a somber tone. The author uses repetition and enjambment to create a sense of fluidity within the poem. The poem also begins uncapitalized and ends in ellipsis. This further creates the sense that the poem does not have a beginning nor does it have an end. This poem is about the history of Africa and the author uses these literary techniques in order to create a patronizing, didactic, and somber expository poem. The last lines in the poem are very intriguing. The author repeats "in your mind..." three times. This creates a sense of unfinished thought which makes the reader really try to connect what he or she has just read with what the reader has in their head. The poet criticizes the poem itself many times saying that the poem needs to be written, that it has no poet, that it is irritating, and that it will not be amongst the great literary works to just name a few. By doing this, it is showing how the history of Africa itself has not been the most coveted.