"Raised" by Anaiah Rhodes

Read the poem and answer the following questions

Raised

by Anaiah Rhodes

I was raised by a lovin'

Church goin', home cookin', belt whoppin'

Non-stop children bearn'

Money arguin'

"You're going to be something great one day,"

Mom and Dad

I was raised by a Jesus lovin', behind tearin'

Bomb cookin', hair pressin, garage sale givin'

Grandma

A politic lovin', money givin', pipe puffin'

Fish fryin', Cadillac whippin', wine sippin'

"Study hard now!"

Grandpa

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Questions:

1. What parts of this poem do you like?
2. In what ways, does the poet use repetition in the poem?
3. How does the poet use details?
4. How does this detail enhance the poem as oppose to just saying "I was raised by my grandfather" and that's it?