Summer Words Of A Sistuh Analysis

In Summer Words of a Sistuh Addict the sudden change in rhythm and tone is used to display the pleasure and pain the user receives when they get high. This poem describes the first time a user shot dope and the positive and negative feelings that arose from the hit. The tone and rhythm gradually change from calm and collected at the beginning to jumbled slang phrases in the end. Lines 1-13 have a more structured rhythm and thought whereas lines 14-26 have choppy sentences and words. As the high progresses, the tone changes from anger to sadness. The user was mad at her mother and decided to shoot some dope to alleviate the stress and pain. As you get towards the middle of the poem, the tone becomes happy has she experiences the high that “..felt