The Blues
The blues was founded by the African American culture and it a popular poem and musical style in the 20th century. It consists of a muscial pattern with twenty three lines. The lyrics or words in the poem demonstrate what the author is trying to speak about. In the poem called “Computer Blues” by Raymond R. Patterson he uses his words to describe how he he is getting all of her troubles out through the computer.
In the poem it states, “I put my troubles in the computer To find out whats troubling me.” (Patterson 197)
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In these lines the author is trying to show us that he is relaying on this computer to help cope with his problems. He is typing away his “troubles” that he is having during his life to be able to tell someone like this computer what is going on. This becomes like an emotional support system for him as he leans on this to get him through it all.
Later on the poem it says, “It just groaned and cried. It shook so hard, my, my, It broke right down and died.” (Patterson 197)
These lines symbolize the meaning of how hard it is to get through certain things. With this death of the computer it compares to the ranting actions from the author of the exageration these troubles are causing. The computer is not able to handle the issues of this man causing it to die.
Patterson, Raymond. “Computer Blues.” An Exaltation of Forms: Contemporary Poets Celebrate the Diversity of Their Art. Edited by Anne Finch and Kathrine Varnes, U of Michigan P, 2002, p. 197.
