Ignorance of the Law
In this poem Ruby is trying to cross the street (jaywalking) when she hears the siren of a policeman who's tan is extremely deep, wearing dark sunglasses, and has dangerously white teeth drives up. She realizes she's he's after. Once he drives up to her, he pulls out a pad, writes some words on it, and then sticks it to her hand. She realizes she just got a ticket.
Words to Describe This Poem
Ignorant
Modelish
Loud
Colorful
Questions for the Ruby
Did you know you weren't supposed jaywalk?
Ruby: No, because in my old town I did it a lot, no one told me it was illegal.
Do you regret what you did?
Ruby: Yes, because now sooner or later I have to tell my dad... I slammed the door in his face (a few poems after this one) and made him cry, so... I regret jaywalking, it'll make him even more angry and sad.
What This Means to Me
What this means to me is that you should follow the law, try to figure out if a law is different from what you usually do.
Overall
What I saw overall reading was that the techniqe of this poem was short sentences and single words. I didn't understand the poem until I read it a second time. I think that the meaning of the poem was to tell how different Ruby's old town was from Hollywood. There's more police and monitoring in Hollywood.
He sounds a bit creepy "dangerously white teeth". I visualized a shark right before it attacks. Seems weird that a cop was described so darkly. I wonder why? What can you say about the poets form or technique? Were there any sound devices or figurative language? How did the poem's rhythm affect the meaning? Why is this poem important to the story?
ReplyDeletei agree with mrs. wilson, it does sound a bit strange how the cop was described and gave her a ticket not explaining whhy. i thought you did a wonderful job understanding the poem.
ReplyDeleteThank you Cody!
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