The Whipping.

I recently read a book tilted, "That mean old yesterday".
In the book the author Stacey Patton uncovers the secrets
of her abusive childhood. Stacey Patton Connects child
abuse to the consequences in slavery. Robert Hayden's
poem "The Whipping" reminds me alot of the book. Many
of the same things are happening throughout both writings.
Many great things are happening throughout this poem. With
an awesome use of vocabulary, connection to real life,
and a strong sense of emotion I was very intrugued by
this poem.
One thing that I really thought was good about Robert
Hayden's writing is his use of vocabulary. The vocabulary
that he uses is very descriptive and the vocabulary created
a clear picture for what was going on in the poem.
While reading this poem I realized that I really love
that this poem connected to real life. He does a great thing
to draw his readers in. By creating a poem about things
that many of his readers may have went through keeps them
wanting more. If the reader has ever been beaten or taken
their life issues out on someone in a physical way than
they could relate to this poem.
Also as I continued to read I really enjoyed the strong
sense of emotion that overcame me when I got to certain parts.
When I read this poem I felt a strong sense of sorrow. Not
only did I feel for the young child who was being beat, I also
felt for the old woman. I felt the child could'nt understand
the reason he was being beaten and the older did'nt really know
why she was beating the boy.
Anyone who will read this poem will fall in love with
Robert Hayden's writing. Some people may take more or less
than others from this poem, but no matter what it is still
a poem I highly recommend.