Black Girls Be Boxing Poem Analysis

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As you begin to read my review you will start off by hearing my voice throughout the first couple of lines. The words that I chose to start my review speak for all African American women/girls today who feel exactly the same way that I do. I focused my review on a young poet who talks about the consistent hardships that black women go through in America. By choosing that spoken word poem it really overall explains how it is for a lot of black women and girls. I wanted to focus on this topic because it is an important matter that needs to be told. It also reaches home for me because that is who I am. So, as you read my review I want you as the reader to hear every word loudly and take inconsideration the importance of this review.
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I tried to not really use so many personal experiences because I it wasn't my own review that was being told. By doing so, I was able to focus on the meaning of the "Black Girls be Boxing," poem and was able to analysis the lines that the poet put into the poem. I wanted the readers to understand the social issue on a deeper perspective so I started off by adding in my personal experiences as a black girl and than I used my primary text to show why I focused on this certain social issue. By writing my review this way it help to set up the tone that I wanted to bring across which was a bold tone and …show more content…

One of the writing activities that helped me to understand my artists main idea was when we did a three column review on the artists piece we were focusing on. We had to gather background information on the artist, examples for the text, the point being made in the text, and the audience they were speaking too. This activities helped me to put together all the quotes and the message the artist was bringing. Another activity I found helpful was when we did the rhetorical analysis triangle. With this activity it helped me to understand what might the artist opinions or ideas that were in their text or lyrics. It also helped me to understand the stance the artist was taking. Thanks to all of the writing activities it was easier to gather all the ideas I needed to include in my

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