Thursday, September 29, 2011

Diction in Hazel Tells LaVerne

In reading through this poem the first time, I realized a re-read probably wouldn't be necessary. This poem was easy to follow, easy to read, and simple to understand due to the diction. Words like "cleanin", "musta",and "ta flushm" are informal and would have me sent to English hell had I used them, but they add flavor to the poem. I got the impression of an uneducated, blue-collar, country woman seeing this frog and not knowing any fairy tales or princess stories and getting rid of this talking frog. This poem is one where there is very little room for interpretation and guess work; it's pretty staightforward. But the diction is carefully crafted to be informal to give it the feel of a simple, funny story.

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