(If used for points i will report you) Directions: You will be writing an informational piece informing your audience on a literary device used in the poem, Dance Momma Dance. You should answer what kind of device is being used, how it was used and what the effect the device has on the poem. Be sure to use textual evidence to support your response. A good response will have about 6-8 sentences

POEM:
Mama... I saw you raise five of us by
yourself with a father nowhere in sight.
I saw you inspire revolution with a chicken and
two potatoes.

I saw you limp home late at night after
a long day’s work with sores on your feet.
I saw you gracefully remove groceries from
the cart when the bill got too high.
I saw you pray when brother stole the microwave
to buy drugs.

I saw you make Christmas a ceremony and
I could’ve sworn we were royalty.
I saw you hold our home together like a
foundation
that would never crumble.
But Mama, I never saw you dance. I never saw you dance.
And I wonder what happened to your music
‘Cause I’ve got an instinct you still know how to groove,
So like a soulful incantation 1

I write this dream for you:

I see you stand in a celestial2

ballroom lit by the moon.
I see you wear a gown of rose petals woven with gold thread.
I see you sparkle like the necklace of stars upon your neck.
I see you comfortable in shoes cut from the clouds.
I see you happy with a mate adoring every inch of your essence3 —
And mama, he looks like Denzel.4
I see you laugh as Nina5

and Luther6
sing eternally for you
And Mama I see you dance. Yes, Mama I see you dance.
And I say Dance Mama Dance
Break the floodgates of countless uncried tears
And Dance Mama Dance
For all the nights you slept alone with no warm arms
to hold you

Dance Mama Dance
For all the dreams that you forgot so we could make it through the day
Dance Mama Dance
Like your nightmare is ending
Like joy is beginning
Like life is not through with you yet
Laugh, Cry, Swirl, Twirl,
Dance Mama — Dance, Dance, Dance
Dance Mama — Dance!