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1. Voice- The poem is in the voice of a client with dysphasia.

2. Audience- The poem is written for the public.

3. Sayback- I think this poem mainly describing the characteristics of an individual with dysphasia. It also touches a little on the emotional aspect as well.

4. Bless- I especially liked the line " Am I ever going to be the same?" I thought this statement sent a powerful message to the audience about the struggles faced by those individuals with dysphagia.

5. Address- I would maybe address adding more of an emotional aspect into the poem. I felt like it was mainly describing what dysphasia is. You may also want to include the word dysphasia in the poem it's self. ( Iknow it is written down the side)--but just a suggestion.

Kristen (genre 2)

Voice: The poem is written in the voice of a client with Dysphasia.

Audience: The client’s family.

Say back: Throughout the course of the poem, the client uses the letters that spell out his disorder (Dysphasia), which are arranged vertically down the page, to provide the first letter in sentences that help relate to the reader what he has been going through in trying to deal with this disorder. The statements made in the poem reflect what the client has been diagnosed with, his feelings on the matter, what measures are being met to correct it, and his feelings on his condition.

Bless: You really made me feel for this guy with your use of self reflective statements and questions, like when he says,” Am I ever going to be the same?”, as well as the hopelessness expressed in the requests made to the reader like,” Please tell me how to deal with all this?”. It really gives you a sense of how scared this client is.

Address: To add a little more background to the client, you might want to add to the first line when he was diagnosed with dysphasia. Maybe something like,” Diagnosed with dysphasia last year.”