Race Politics By Luis J . Rodriguez
In the poem “Race Politics”, by Luis J. Rodriguez, is a poem about the author and his brother crossing the border from Watts to Southern Gate. White people would judge you and hurt you according to your race. The two boys from Watts knew that Southern Gate was a forbidden place. Soon they get in a bad situation.
The author used connotation on line four “over on the other side” (Rodriguez). I believe that the author used connotation on line four because it meant he would do anything to get what he wants like crossing the border. The emotion that they're showing to the reader is that they are being series when they commit to something they want to do. Another connotation is on line fourteen “We damn wanted to” (Rodriguez). I believe that the author used connotation because it meant that they were not afraid to do something that they know could get out of hand. The author used syntax on line 25 “-All white. All American” (Rodriguez). I believe that the author used syntax on line 25 because he wanted it to be dramatic also to catch the reader's attention to say that South Gate was for Americans only. The emotion that they're showing to the reader is that they are being very effect to show that this line was very important. On line 15 “Oh, my brother- now he was bad” (Rodriguez). I believe that …show more content…
The emotion that they're showing to the reader is that they are being very threatening to make the story seem more interesting. On line 20 o 22 “the iron and wood ties, over discard sofas, and bent-up market carts”. I believe that the author use imagery on this line because they wanted to have detail on how it was crossing the border. The emotion that they're showing to the reader is that they are being very well detailed on how it looks when crossing the