The Worst Then There Is More Poem

The words, “alone” and “own”, both rhyme, and the words, “disconnected”, “expected”, and “protected” all have a rhyme together and if you were to put these words back into its respective lines in the stanza, the whole stanza

This test does not give background information about this poem other than the title and who it was written by. There is no identifiable form in this poem. However, there are still patterns to be found. This poem contains 3 stanzas and has 7 lines each, making it 21 lines long. This poem has an open form, containing several end stopped lines. Another noticeable pattern is that despite the end stopped lines, there are full sentences formed and proper capitalization at the beginning of the sentences, and periods used at the end of them. Rhymes are used in this poem, however, it does not have a specific rhyme scheme pattern. It has the inconsistent pattern of ABBCDEF/BEGEEHH/IIFIJKK.

Many other internal rhymes are also found within the lines of the poem. In fact, the first line of the poem contains an internal rhyme “Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered weak and weary”. Another example is found in Line 31 which reads “Back into the chamber turning, all my soul within me burning,” The poem is rife with such examples.

The poem does indeed have a rhyme scheme, yet doesn?t conform to conventional forms of rhyme such as A, B, A, B, etc. Rather, each stanza seems to follow the order of A, B, C, A, C, B, which may not be apparent to the reader at first, but doesn?t

There is no verse in the poem, but there is a rhythm that emerges when read aloud. The author uses a negative, positive pattern throughout the majority of the poem, which, accentuates the differences between her positive feeling about the memory, vs. the white author’s perception of the memory.

the first few lines, there seems to be similar word patterns. Not every poem needs rhyme as

The poem is a free verse with no firm beat following the lines of the poem. The lines are mostly comprised of enjambment lines, so there is no real end to them. The speaker starts his reflection off with 2 examples of alliteration. The speaker is remembering his “first time [he] walked / With a girl, [he]

She also presents a slight rhythm to the reading that allows for smooth reading. In keeping with her open form, there is no set scheme to the rhyme pattern. However, there is a single ending sound constantly repeated without a set pattern throughout the work. She also connects pairs of lines at random just for the sake of making connections to make that particular stanza flow. At the same time, she chose blatantly not to rhyme in certain parts to catch the reader’s attention.

“But now I live here by myself/with hardly a damn thing on the shelf,/and pass my days with little cheer/since I have parted from my dear.” The husband deflects the pain by speaking in rhyme, ditching any figurative language to mask his troubles. The poem’s language is ordinary, blunt, and absent of any

Sound How does the sound, both rhythm and rhyme (if applicable), contribute to the poem. Rhyme is used in the second and fourth lines of each stanza. The sound in this poem therefore, allows it to connect from stanza to stanza. The soft and signifying sound of this poem also shows the speakers appreciation.

The poem, “Po’ Boy Blues” uses rhyme in the fourth and sixth lines of each stanza.

However there is no rhyme scheme. In addition this poem does has repetition such as “ I cry”.2- Pac uses the phrase “I cry” after multiple sentences to express the way he feel after everything is said and done. Tupac uses personification For example in line 4 it says “the tears I cry are bitter and warm”

The poem is composed in free verse and it has no rhyme scheme or meter. It is 51 lines long and takes no particular structure with fluctuated line lengths all throughout the work. It is told as story from what can be accepted is a young boys' viewpoint. There are points in the story where it makes it clear the story is being told later on, as in line 8 where it is composed "Even/a quarter century later…." however a significant part of the story is told in the current state. This change makes readers feel as though we are

Some of the poetic devices that I found in this song were: repetition, refrain, imagery, alliteration, and free verse. Example of repetition is line 5-7. Example of refrain is line 5-11. Example of imagery is the first line “I wanna leave my footprints on the sand of time.” Example of alliteration is “I lived, I loved.” I believe the song doesn’t have rhyme or rhythm or meter so I think it is a free verse.

There is a rhythm throughout the poem with strong rhyme, this pattern is like heavy breathing you have when you try to go to sleep it could also represent the rhythmical counting of sheep.