"High on the Hog"

Do you ever feel like you deserve more than enough? Feel tired of settling for less when you worked so hard for the best? If so by reading Julia Fields poem “High on the Hog” will give you an even better reason to want what you deserve. When reading this poem I discovered many of reasons why this poem caught my interest. I found that this poem reflects on history to make her point as to why she deserves “High on the Hog” She also uses strong vocabulary when creating this poem. Julia’s voice and emotion was one of the strongest things that caught my attention.
The first reason I like “ High on the Hog” is because it’s very historical. In this poem she talks about slavery, and what struggles African Americans went through and why she deserves to be “High on the Hog”. When she says,” For I’ve been faithful fool, from 40 acres and a mule” and says, “ Oh, I heard the Mau Mau screaming”. Just from these words said I can tell she’s reflecting on history’s tough times.
Another reason I favor “High on the Hog” was because Fields uses good vocabulary when writing this poem. When reading this poem I became instantly sidetracked by hr use of the words “shrimp soufflé” and “aperitifs”. These words were challenging and they made me say “Hey I may need a dictionary to read the rest” This poem has wonderful usage of vocaburaly.
My favorite reason I like this poem is o how Julia Fields voices her emotions. She sounds so angry in this poem. I believe the message is why settle for less? She overcame so much that she was tired of the same thing, she want what she deserves and this proves that when she says “And I want High on the Hog” She uses so much force that it made me say the same.
Now that you observed what Julia Fields is feeling in her poem and why she deserves to be “High on the Hog”. Now that you witnessed a powerful usage of vocabulary, a step back into history, and the best emotion a poet can use. You can now stop settling for less and get what you deserve because you deserve “High on the Hog”