Crossing the Border poem PDF

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structurly, it looks more normal the poem has a lot of places, but they are all disjointed which is weird horses used in this poem too one long stanza and then four shorter ones, get shorter as the poem goes on. the last stanza is very short border control always talks with an exclamation point. This shows the power and the way they talk to the native americans

Which side?

talks in broken english so they leave him alone making fun of oneself to make fun of the other person kids are wrapped

colder, northern It's an Indian reserve, the place or an important battle.

enjambment belongs... no one Menominee is an Indian tribe

stars are some of the only nature mentioned in this poem.

goes back to the title, crossing the border

hits on every native American stereotype

south sky: place of the sun, life giving, warm north sky: away from warmth, cold, away from protection...