I need a little help analyzing a poem.
Poem: "TUESDAY 9/11/01" by Lucille Clifton

thunder and lightning and our world
is another place no day
will ever be the same no blood
untouched

they know this storm in otherwheres
israel ireland palestine
but God has blessed America
we sing

and God has blessed America
to learn that no one is exempt
the world is one all fear
is one all life all death
all one

NOTE: This is exactly how the poem is written, and typed. No caps, no commas. I do believe that her double spacing "creates" a comma... If that makes sense?..

Question

I need a little help analyzing a poem.
Poem: "TUESDAY 9/11/01" by Lucille Clifton

thunder and lightning and our world 
is another place   no day 
will ever be the same   no blood 
untouched

they know this storm in otherwheres 
israel   ireland   palestine 
but God has blessed America 
we sing

and God has blessed America 
to learn that no one   is exempt 
the world is one   all fear 
is one   all life   all death 
all one

NOTE: This is exactly how the poem is written, and typed. No caps, no commas. I do believe that her double spacing "creates" a comma... If that makes sense?..

anonymous · Answer

http://www.germanna.edu/tutor/handouts/english/literary_analysis.pdf