Poetry Response

http://loc.gov/poetry/180/127.html

1. Title and number of the poem: #127 Hate Poem

2. Who is the speaker of the poem? "I" --> possibly the author: Julie Sheehan
Is the speaker of the poem involved in the action or outside of the action? In and out because she & everything about her hates "you"
Use one adjective to descibe the speaker(or main character in the poem): hateful
What in the poem suggests that trait? the description of how she hates "you"

3. What is the setting? anywhere

4. What is the situation? A girl, from head to toe, and everything that deals with her hates "you"

5. What is the subject of the poem? hate

6. What theme does the poem present? hatred
What in this poem suggests the theme? The constant use of the word "hate"

7. What is your opinion of this poem and why?
This poem is the best. Someone, whose name was never mentioned, has obviously done something horribleto her that really upset her. She truly hates "you". She expresses her feelings well. I especially loved the way she described how much she hates this anonymous person. My favorite line in this poem is "Everything about me hates everything about you". That line told me everything about the poem. It was like the main idea. It kind of reminded me of how I hate certain people.

8. What literary devices are present in this poem?
rhyme- I hate you truly. Truly I do.
repitition- hate
repitition- Everything about me hates everything about you.
metaphor- Layers of hate, a parfait