Comparison of three taylor mali poems
-passionate, strong, and challenging tone in all three
-all deal with modern issues with society
-hallmarks of the poet’s style:
-rhyme scheme occasionally, but mostly random
-is internal rhyme at key points to make it sound awesome
-lots of his poems have to do with his job as a teacher and the connection he made with
his students
-meter um, there isn’t really ever any meter, but the wording is never awkward and
abrupt
-structure: stanzas with similar ideas in them, sometimes puts things in italics to show
speech
-humor!
-irony
-Slam Poet, very opinionated, relates to real-life, society, everyone can relate to the
themes in each poem
-often ends a poem with a challenge to the audience