Tupac Poem Summary 2morrow Essay - 1045 Words

Poet: Tupac Shakur Poem: And 2Morrow Critical Analysis Tupac Shakur is one of the most legendary and popular poetic/rap artists to this day. He is considered to be one of the most influential people of his time, influencing every African-American citizen in North America. Thought of as the creator of rap, Tupac has sold over seventy-five million albums worldwide although his career ended as quickly as it started. Six, is the number of years Tupac spent making rap professionally. Thirteen is the number of years Tupac spent writing poetry and rap lyrics. Twenty-five is how old Tupac was when he received four bullets to his chest causing him to pass away. In those twenty-five years, Tupac has influenced millions of people and artists†¦show more content†¦To help understand Tupac’s poem, you must grasp yourself around the image of a very young boy, who has no father, grew up in the rougher parts of New York, and was barely supported by his mother. This poem is a perfect example of a closed form traditional sonnet. The rhyming scheme is in the form of ABCB, the best example of that is if you were to look at the first stanza, the last word in line two and four rhyme. This type of rhyming scheme is very basic, but it really helps emphasize his thoughts and bring out an emotional, aggressive tone. Imagery is one of the many things that are used substantially during this poem to help express Tupac’s emotions and thoughts. For example, lines such as; â€Å"Tonight is filled with rage, violence in the air† give off an image of the area Tupac grew up in, during nightfall. Another example of imagery; â€Å"and tomorrow I wake with second wind†. This line helps express Tupac’s feelings about the changes he wants to encounter in order to fulfill his dreams. Tupac uses â€Å"today†, â€Å"tonight†, and â€Å"2Morrow† as symbols of the times when he believes certain things happen. The â€Å"2† in â€Å"2morrow† can symbolize the way his mother helped Tupac achieve his lifelong dream. Tupac uses repetition, alliteration, consonance, and certain forms of archetypes to express his emotional thoughts. This â€Å"2† can be viewed as a form of alliteration; it is constantly being repeated