Hanging Fire by Audre Lorde 1 I am fourteen 2 and my skin has ...

3. AudienceThe audience for this poem is the readers. Even though it’s written in first person, the readersget the impression that the speaker is sharing about her life.4. MessageThe poem points out five things about how the period of adolescence can affect teenagers.●●●●●Wanting to fit in.○ Enjambment■ “I have to learn how to dance / in time for the next party” [line 12 ­ 13]■ “Why do I have to be / the one / wearing braces” [line 26 ­ 28]Deceitful and competitive.○ Alliteration■ “suppose I die before graduation / they will sing sad melodies / but finally /tell the truth about me” [line 15 ­ 18]○ Enjambment■ “suppose I die before graduation / they will sing sad melodies / but finally /tell the truth about me” [line 15 ­ 18]○ Amplification and diction■ “I should have been on Math Team / my marks were better than his” [line25]Judged○ Enjambment■ “the boy I cannot live without / still sucks his thumb / in secret” [line 3 ­ 5]○ Amplification and diction■ “how come my knees are / always so ashy” [line 6 ­ 7]■ “I have to learn how to dance / in time for the next party” [line 12 ­13]■ “I have nothing to wear tomorrow” [line 29]Pressured○ Enjambment, paradox and diction■ “there’s nothing I want to do / and too much / that has to be done”Neglected○ Motif■ “and momma’s in the bedroom / with the door closed”○ Enjambment■ “Nobody even stops to think / about my side of it”