Poetic analysis:
In lines 1-4 there is repetition and rhyme involved:
"Mother dear, may I go downtown
Instead of out to play,
And march the streets of Birmingham
In a Freedom March today?"
In lines 5-8 involves the mother's tone or views towards the situation:
5- "No, baby, no, you may not go,
For the dogs are fierce and wild,
And clubs and hoses, guns and jails
Aren't good for a little child."
In lines 9- 12 the child also points out their insight or tone (positive) about the march:
"But, mother, I won't be alone.
10- Other children will go with me,
And march the streets of Birmingham To make our country free."
In lines 13-17 the mother again explains her tone toward the situation and how she does not want to lose her "baby" over a bullet for she wants her child to go to church a safer environment:
"No, baby, no, you may not go,......
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Approximate Word Count: 702
Approximate Pages: 3 (260 words per double-spaced page) |