Spoken Word Poetry Analysis

"You work very, very hord on a paper for English clash, and still get a very glow rade on it like a 'D' or a 'D=' and all because you are the liverworst spoiler in the whale wide word." Taylor Mali intelligently mocks the spelling errors people often make while writing a paper in his poem "The The Impotence of Proofreading." Mali captures the audience with his use of risque dark humour and clever misuse of words. Proofreading your work is essential because spell check alone is not trustworthy because "[it] may end up just using a word that you had absolutely no detention of using." I enjoyed this poem because it was extremely humorous and entertaining.

The poem "I'm Just Saying" by Michael Anthony is about how girls should respect themselves and that not all guys go for girls who wear "low cut shirts... or short skirts where she's practically bare" but rather girls who are smart and confident. Anthony explains how he looks for a girl who is conservative and has manners. This poem is blunt and honest which is why I like it personally. Some people couldn't care less about the money, texting or making out in public. Instead they are looking for someone who finds more meaning in "love" than what society has dulled it down to.

"They never prepare us for the biggest test, which is survival." Suli Break's "I Will Not Let An Exam Result Define Me" is a powerful and thought provoking poem. I highly enjoyed this poem because it shows how society defines us on our grades rather than who we are and what we're good at when in reality, society isn't half as perfect as it expects us all to be. "We all have different abilities, thought processes, experiences and genes. So why is a class full of individuals tested by the same means?" This line explains that we are all unique and are all good at something. While that one thing may not be math or science, it is unfair to define someone on how they do in those classes. In the end, half the things students learn in school will not help them later on in life, so why not find a more diverse way of teaching them things they are good at and stop judging them by their weakest links.