Midwinter Blues

Midwinter Blues Order Description , consider the ways in which the poet has shaped, moulded, cut up, patterned, pared down or in any other way rearranged everyday language in order to achieve a particular expressive form and answer the following question: How does the form of the poem affect the way we encounter its meaning? The reflective interpretations of the formal aspects of poetry, including genre, language, imagery, tone, and rhythm. Focused throughout; insightful, clear, and highly persuasive. Accurate, insightful, and sophisticated understanding of the formal aspects of poetry. Comprehensively applied to an in-depth examination of poem(s). Successfully integrated quotes; textual examples substantiate and enhance claims made. Fluent and subtle use of expression, grammar, spelling, and punctuation. Accurate referencing and bibliography. Midwinter Blues by Langston Hughes In the middle of the winter, Snow all over the ground. In the middle of the winter, Snow all over the ground — 'Twas the night befo' Christmas My good man turned me down. Don't know's I'd mind his goin' But he left me when the coal was low. Don't know's I'd mind his goin' But he left when the coal was low. Now, if a man loves a woman Thatain't no time to go. He told me that he loved me But he must a beentellin' a lie. He told me that he loved me. He must a beentellin' a lie. But he's the only man I'll Love till the day I die. I'm gonna buy me a rose bud An' plant it at my back door, Buy me a rose bud, Plant it at my back door, So when I'm dead they won't need No flowers from the store.