Explication: "I Want Aretha to Set This to Music"
Situation:
The poem does tell a story. An example of this is lines 1 through 14. It is not a narrative poem. There are no events that occur in the poem. The poem has a melancholy mood, which can be seen in lines 51 through 56. The speaker is the author, Sherley Anne Williams. The poem is told indirectly through a fictional persona, which is shown in lines 1-2. The speaker can be trusted as seen in lines 14-22. The speaker's attitude toward the subject is one of matter-of-fact. The tone for reading aloud is informal. The images and words presented in line 52-55 give a hint to the tone.
Structure:
There are 59 lines in the poem, both aligned left and centered on the page at times. There is no relation between form and content. It has a traditional form with stanzas which allows for the message to be perceived correctly, which is more important than the form. The ideas and images were developed chronologically by cause and effect. The poem circles back to its starting point. There are 10 sentences in the poem. They are simple sentences; an example of this is line 3-4. There is the normal noun verb order in the sentences, which can be seen in line 15. The punctuation present includes periods, commas, and semicolons. There are many enjabments and a few end-stopped lines. The title basically explains how the author feels that Aretha's music relates to what is being written about in this poem.
Language:
The language is simple based on lines 59-64. Yes, I know the meaning to the words. The mood of frustration is related to the words that stand out to me (example lines 51-59). There is an allusion to Aretha Franklin. The figurative language helps to keep the reader engaged in the piece.
Musical Devices:
There is no rhyme patter. The effect is satisfying. The rhyme patter has no effect on the tone.
The poem created a change in mood because it made me sad or a little depressed, The diction that the author used helped to create the mood.
The poem does tell a story. An example of this is lines 1 through 14. It is not a narrative poem. There are no events that occur in the poem. The poem has a melancholy mood, which can be seen in lines 51 through 56. The speaker is the author, Sherley Anne Williams. The poem is told indirectly through a fictional persona, which is shown in lines 1-2. The speaker can be trusted as seen in lines 14-22. The speaker's attitude toward the subject is one of matter-of-fact. The tone for reading aloud is informal. The images and words presented in line 52-55 give a hint to the tone.
Structure:
There are 59 lines in the poem, both aligned left and centered on the page at times. There is no relation between form and content. It has a traditional form with stanzas which allows for the message to be perceived correctly, which is more important than the form. The ideas and images were developed chronologically by cause and effect. The poem circles back to its starting point. There are 10 sentences in the poem. They are simple sentences; an example of this is line 3-4. There is the normal noun verb order in the sentences, which can be seen in line 15. The punctuation present includes periods, commas, and semicolons. There are many enjabments and a few end-stopped lines. The title basically explains how the author feels that Aretha's music relates to what is being written about in this poem.
Language:
The language is simple based on lines 59-64. Yes, I know the meaning to the words. The mood of frustration is related to the words that stand out to me (example lines 51-59). There is an allusion to Aretha Franklin. The figurative language helps to keep the reader engaged in the piece.
Musical Devices:
There is no rhyme patter. The effect is satisfying. The rhyme patter has no effect on the tone.
The poem created a change in mood because it made me sad or a little depressed, The diction that the author used helped to create the mood.