This poem is written in a very odd way. It breaks rules, it has odd diction, it uses dialect, and uses very powerful language. It is written as if talking to somebody else, but it is obviously referring to the poet herself, as the poet is also called Wanda. The poem is written using a funny diction. All of the sentences start with wanda, without the capitalization, showing either a lack of education from the speaker, or a lack of respect for the rules of grammar. The language is very aggressive, and self-deprecating. The fact that the speaker for the poem is speaking to herself seems to show some sort of illness, possibly schizophrenia. This poem is a poem that breaks a lot of grammatical rules. There are hardly any sentences, with a grand total of 4 being throughout the poem. This again shows some sort of illness, where the speaker is very agitated, and confused. She uses little punctuation, again showing a rushed and agitated atmosphere.
The tone of the poem is very dark and chaotic. The speech patterns are fast, and the language is very aggressive. Lots of the language talks about pain and hurting, and almost shows pity for herself. This gives the impression of maybe a drug addict or somebody going through very powerful mental and physical trauma. There is also a dialect done, which shows possibly somebody being attacked through racism. The setting of the poem is in the persons mind. It is talking to her self-conscious, and shows what the poet thinks about her self, in her deepest thoughts.
The fact that the person may be agitated, and simply scribbling down her basest thoughts could be for two reasons. Either she is a drug-abuser, or she has a mental issue such as schizophrenia.
In my friend Danny's blog, he mentions how he believes that the reference to Wanda being ac/dc relates to the song 'Back in Black'. He mentions that this means that she has two settings, one of which that relates to her liking black men, or that its relation to the song is that she wants to regain her culture. I disagreed with him, and mentioned that I believe that it is a reference to a multi-personality disorder.
The tone of the poem is very dark and chaotic. The speech patterns are fast, and the language is very aggressive. Lots of the language talks about pain and hurting, and almost shows pity for herself. This gives the impression of maybe a drug addict or somebody going through very powerful mental and physical trauma. There is also a dialect done, which shows possibly somebody being attacked through racism. The setting of the poem is in the persons mind. It is talking to her self-conscious, and shows what the poet thinks about her self, in her deepest thoughts.
The fact that the person may be agitated, and simply scribbling down her basest thoughts could be for two reasons. Either she is a drug-abuser, or she has a mental issue such as schizophrenia.
In my friend Danny's blog, he mentions how he believes that the reference to Wanda being ac/dc relates to the song 'Back in Black'. He mentions that this means that she has two settings, one of which that relates to her liking black men, or that its relation to the song is that she wants to regain her culture. I disagreed with him, and mentioned that I believe that it is a reference to a multi-personality disorder.
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