Week 2: Poetry Response

I am analyzing the poem “I Cry” By Tupac Shakur. I think the poet wrote this poem to try to explain why he was sad, and to show that he is sad. The author is trying to show that he is sad, depressed, lonely, and heartbroken by saying “Sometimes when I’m alone I Cry,” and also by saying “I Cry because my heart is torn”. I think the poet does succeed. The way he wrote his poem showed that he felt sad, and alone just by the things he said, and by naming the poem “I Cry” that showed that the poem was going to have a sad/heartbroken story to it. The poet knew if he put those certain things in the poem then it would show that he was sad, alone, heartbroken, and depressed. Also some things he said in the poem made it sound like he didn't want to bother anyone by telling people his problems, because he thinks they wouldn’t want to listen to his problems or his feelings, which also makes him feel alone, and makes him feel like he has no friends. The title of the poem sounds like it would be sad, and everything in the poem would make you cry if that was actually happening to you, and if you had the same feelings as the person in the poem. The poet might use the devices to show he is sad, that way it would make the name of the poem make more sense to the readers.