Poetry Ch. 10 Tone (5)

"How can i be a princess me a princess." (handout)

This quote comes from the poem "Hazel Tells LaVerne" by Katharyn Howd Machan. This poem lacked punctuation and capitalization just as the one from last week, but in my opinion they were eons apart in terms of level of difficulty. This one seems like a straightforward narrative and spin on the classic tale of "The Frog Prince." The diction in this poem gives me the image of a black woman in the south cleaning the bathrooms before the closing of a restaurant. (This is kind of stereotypical, but it fits the description.) The general tone of the poem is casual and lighthearted. The speaker is simply telling a story. I think the lack of punctuation can be attributed to the speakers eagerness to get to the end of her story because of the suprising ending. The poem is fun and easy to read. A theme from this poem could be that good things can come in unexpected ways.