Who Is Tupac's 'Dear Mama'?

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In the 21st century, one could say that odes are written in a more “simplistic” form. In a sense that you do not necessarily have to infer what the poet is trying to say like in older odes such as Miracle Glass Co. For example, in the poem Miracle Glass Co its states, “ Heavy mirror carried/Across the street/ I bow to you,” in this sentence one could say that you have to analyze what it is the poet is trying to convey in this ode and figure wether this poet trying to be literal or figurative. Wheas in Tupac’s “Dear Mama” he is very literal, for example,“ When I was young, me and my mama had beef /17 years old, kicked out on the streets.” Although he uses word “beef” which is figurative, you do not have to try an analyze this sentence to understand that him is his mother did not get along because he is being literal for the most part. …show more content…
Thus, “Dear Mama” shares a similar line structure to an ode because it follows an unusual line length pattern going from short to long and vice versa like most older odes follow. For instance, in line 5 you have 10 words in one sentence and in line 6 you have 3 words; this form continues throughout the song. Similar to the structure in the ode Miracle Glass Co, in line 3 you have 4 words in one sentence and in line 5 there are 7 words in a sentence. Therefore, Tupac “Dear Mama” conveys a similar structure of an

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