DDCPoetry

Original poem reprinted online here:   "Incident" by Countee Cullen Originally read: November 5, 2013 More information about the Poet: Countee Cullen So this is a narrative poem with a xbxb rhyme scheme.  Something is lost along the way, and something is gained.  The three quatrains are formed as a beginning - middle - end. Beginning:      Once riding in old Baltimore,      Heart-filled, head-filled with glee.      I saw a Baltimorean      Keep looking straight at me With this stanza there's a clear distinction of the "visitor" and that's the speaker.  Note the emphasis on "glee" as though to pronounce a sense of innocence.  Then the introduction of the "Baltimorean"  as a "native" that stares at the speaker.  Note how the "Baltimorean" acts while the speaker thinks. Middle:      Now I was eight and very small,      And he was no whit bigger,      A...