Movement Description:
Slam poetry spiraled in the 1990's . Slam poetry has been compared to other historical movements such as the Beats movement as well as the Negritude movement. The slam poetry style is mainly used by young artists and poets who generally speak on point, instead of using a scripted poem as a guide. Slam is usually, seen as a performance, where the poet may use lots of energy, body language, and other gestures. Once the performance is complete, there is a judge panel whom then scores poets based on their originally, along with their material. Some topics discussed in slam poetry are race, economics, and other suppressing issues.
Slam poetry spiraled in the 1990's . Slam poetry has been compared to other historical movements such as the Beats movement as well as the Negritude movement. The slam poetry style is mainly used by young artists and poets who generally speak on point, instead of using a scripted poem as a guide. Slam is usually, seen as a performance, where the poet may use lots of energy, body language, and other gestures. Once the performance is complete, there is a judge panel whom then scores poets based on their originally, along with their material. Some topics discussed in slam poetry are race, economics, and other suppressing issues.
Poem Analysis:
In the poem "Grand Slam" written by Marjorie Maddox, the author looks back in hindsight at the days when she was younger and played baseball, or attended the games. Although the poem isn't very lengthy, the overall theme is to revisit her childhood; when everything was easy going, and life wasn't so complex. This poem is used by the author to escape when she may be feeling stressed or overwhelmed, she can always turn to those good childhood memories of baseball for relief. |
Literary Devices:
Marjorie Maddox uses a ton of literary devices in this piece to convey a single idea. Despite the fact that the poem isn't that large, she still squeezes in figurative language, to help the reader better understand the theme. One example is the way she initiates, by using personification, "Dreams brimming over...", of course we know that dreams can't physically move, which supports why this line is personification. A few more examples, are the use of hyperboles, "... childhood stretched out in legs...". POEM LINK: |