Normalize This Figurative Language

Spoken word poetry is poetry that cannot just be left alone on paper, rather it demands to be performed. It is art because it focuses on the aesthetic use of simple words to say things in a more meaningful and deeper way. Kanazi’s piece titled “Normalize This,” uses simple words to convey a powerful message about the need to stop normalizing violence and the need to bring awareness of the humanitarian crisis occurring in Palestine. Perrine R. and Arp argue that “poetry is a kind of language that says more and says it more intensely than does ordinary language” (135). Kanazi’s spoken word performance takes poetry and incorporates intonation and an onstage performance, rather than exclusively a piece of paper, to create an aesthetic experience