My Wicked Ways Analysis

Sandra Cisneros is a famous poet from the late twentieth century. Most of her work is popular due to her profound thinking. Her work was very unique and incorporated an extraordinary type of dreamy abstraction. Most observers of her work can agree on this. My Wicked Ways, proved her talent to be “extremely electrifying”, according to the The New York Times Book Review. A poem written almost 3 decades ago, can be assumed to symbolize the childhood of the speaker. My Wicked Ways radiates an unsatisfied tone from the speaker, has a unique rhythm and meter of poem, and attributes different sound and consonants to help the poem flow better. My Wicked Ways radiates an unsatisfied tone. Sandra Cisneros reminisces about her childhood and her father

She does not know
I will turn out bad. (28-31) The speaker recalls when her father was having an affair and its effect it had on her mother. Her mother was obviously upset, but the speaker states that time healed her pain. Throughout the poem, the speaker’s mother seems to be upset. The poems tone shifts when the speaker begins to talk about themselves. The speaker talks down on herself. The speakers states, “I will turn out bad”(31). From this, viewers can assume that the poems tone is unsatisfied. The speaker seems unsatisfied with herself. Observers of the poem, may blame the speakers childhood for her lack of satisfaction with her life. If the speaker, did not have to deal with her fathers affair leading to an unhappy marriage, would things be different with the speakers current life? My Wicked Ways, beams an unfulfilled tone from the speaker.
My Wicked Ways, by Sandra Cisneros, has a unique rhythm and meter of poem. The poem does not include many perfect rhymes but the author does use imperfect rhymes throughout the duration of the poem. For example, My Wicked Ways, poet Sandra Cisneros states:

that tips over one eye, a suit that fits him good,

The last consonant in both words are the same and the vowels before are also the same. This is an example of an end rhyme. Also, this example includes an alliteration. “Two-toned”, in Stanza 10, is an example of alliteration. The repetition of the consonant “T” makes this possible. The title is also an alliteration. The repetition of consonant “W” is the reason for this. The meter of poem changed throughout the duration of the poem. The meter started out as five and continued this way for the first couple lines. Towards the middle of the poem, the meter changed to 4 syllables. At the end of the poem, the meter was much more. The meter for Stanza 14 was fourteen syllables. Stanza 26 was seventeen syllables. There is not a consistent poetic foot. Scansion was very difficult when it came to this particular writing piece. The style of how the poem was written tells a lot about the diction of the poet. This unique rhythm and meter of poem makes this poet different from others.
My Wicked Ways, by Sandra Cisneros, is a poem with a deep internal meaning. Regardless of this, the poem is famous for its unique rhythm and meter of poem. The poem flows very smoothly but does not have a specific poetic foot. Consonances were used to help the rhyme scheme sound more pleasing to readers. The poets diction was exclusive and out of the ordinary. The tone of the poem seemed to stay constant throughout the poem. Scansion of this