Summary Of On The Subway By Sharon Old

Racial tension, a concept that has been around several years ago, and is still occurring now. The cold war between the whites and blacks greatly affect both present and future relationships such as: walking past each other with the urge to start a fight, children growing up with racist mindsets, and even something as simple as being near one another with hate. In Sharon Old's poem, "On the Subway," a description of Old's's encounter with a black man is set. Several poetic devises were included to enforce her hasty behavior and mindset such as: imagery, tone, and analogies. Her whole poem pictures up a scene where she is riding the subway with a black man, and feels unease of his appearance. Throughout the first half, she describes his