Speak Out
Kelly-Renee Hunter
Professor Carter
Oral Interpretation of Literature ENGL 4433
12 September 2005
Ferlinghetti Obeys His Own Poem
Poetry can have many purposes, or reasons, for its' creation and production. One such purpose is that of sending a message to an intended audience. Some poets, when sending an intentional message, will do it directly using words that are more denotative in meaning, and some will express themselves more indirectly, using connotative wording, riddled with layered connections, or some combination in between. In this poem, however, "Speak Out!" by famous Beat Poet and painter, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, composed in March of 2003, Ferlinghetti is choosing to send his message in a very direct manner. His images cast indirect blame, but listen to whom he is really speaking to.
SPEAK OUT!
By Lawrence Ferlinghetti
And a vast paranoia sweeps across the land 1
And America turns the attack......
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