Would you rather remember the good times or the bad times? Often times one may have a certain memory that comes to their heads when they hear a song, or read a poem. Keyshia Cole and Anne Sexton both have memories that come to their head, but they are both different in their own way. The song “I Remember” is about remembering all of the bad times someone else pushed the pain upon them, on the other hand, the poem “I Remember” is about remembering all of the good memories someone shared with him or her.
Cole included the technique of fresh, engaging, or beautiful language to make the listener understand that one will never be able to forget the way another has made them experience pain. In her song Cole sings, “For the rest of my life, I promised myself I will love me first genuinely.” This line portrays that loving yourself first is important than loving someone else. The use of fresh, engaging, or beautiful language here makes the listener feel as though they can relate to the song because they understand more that pain is unforgettable and will never be forgotten, also because of the feelings and emotions displayed throughout the song. Along with the writing technique of fresh, engaging, or beautiful language, Cole also included alliteration.
Cole incorporated the method of alliteration throughout the song …show more content…
In her poem she states, “I tied my hair back/ with a ribbon and you said/ that I looked almost like/ a puritan lady”. When reading these lines, they show that the simplest things in life can mean the most to someone. Imagery is used here by putting the image in the readers head to make them feel as though they are in the same place the author is and to see what the author saw as well. The author puts the image of how the girl looked into the readers head. Throughout her poem she also incorporated hyperbole to get the reader’s attention in her