Poem Analysis:

1.
If you
analyzed
this:

Then, you
will now
analyze
this:

1. St
itches
by
Shawn
Mende
s

1. H
ow Do I
Love
Thee?
(Sonne
t 43)
by
Elizabe
th
Barrett
Browni
ng

2. S
kyscra
per by
Demi
Lovato

2. St
ill I
Rise
by
Maya
Angelo
u

3. W
ings
by
Mackle
more

3. Bl
ack
Friday
by
Kevin

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2. Paste the lyrics of your new poem below:

Black Friday
Fists flying people crying
On this crazy day black Friday
What a disgrace as the hunters race
Christmas bargains with a punch in the face

Dozens of brawls and 999 calls

From stores all around the country
These midnight sales just turned into hell
Behaving like wild animals that were hungry

Shopping madness hit the towns

Customers fighting like savaged clowns
Ripped stuff down from the shelves stacked high
And within minutes the TVs and gadgets went dry

Reports came in from everywhere

This place is a battlefield they dont care
Shocking behaviour and violence broke out
Some were screaming whilst others would shout

It was deadly like a war picture scene

People grabbing and pushing for just anything
They were having a tug of war over electrical goods
Rivals punching black and blue to snatch for their hoods

Supermarkets were forced to close their doors

When the crowds rushed in they forgot civil laws
It was a shameful site and the customers werent polite
Those black Friday shoppers they did fuss and they did fight

Questions
3. Describe the structure of the poem
(How many lines are there? How
many stanzas? What is the rhyme
scheme?)
4. Who is the intended audience?
5. Describe what the speaker is like.
6. What is the name of the poet?
7. What is the poems rhyme scheme?
8. Does the poet use alliteration? If so,
give an example.
9. Does the poet use consonance? If
so, give an example.
10. Does the poet use assonance? If
so, give an example.
11. Does the poem use diction with
positive or negative connotations?
Give some examples.
12. What kind of tone does the author
use? Give an example of a line
that illustrates this tone.
13. What kind of mood do you feel as

Answers
Use complete sentences!
3. Lines:24
Stanzas:6
Rhyme:There is no rhyme scheme
4. The audience could be the reader and
Black Friday.
5. The speaker is describing the way
people act really crazy like savage clowns
in black friday.
6. The name of the poem is Black Friday.
7. The poets rhyme scheme constantly
changes.
8. The poet does not have alliteration.
9. The poet does not have consonance.
10. The poet does use assonance
Dozens of brawls and 999 calls.
11. The poet does use diction with
negative connotations for example
Shocking behavior and violence broke
out
12. The authors tone is

a reader? Give an example of a

line that illustrates this mood.
14. What is a theme that you noticed
in the poem? Use evidence to
support your theme.

disgraced,disgusted,and fearful.
13. I think the mood is shocked because it
is really crazy how people turn into wild
animals just for Black Friday.
14. The theme of the poem is how black
friday changes people into crazy wild
animals.