Discussion #5: Baldwin: "Sonny's Blues" Consider James Baldwin's story, "Sonny's Blues" and answer the following questions in detail, using text to support your discussion.

1.The story seems at first to be about the ways that the narrator tries to help and instruct Sonny. In the end, though, what does Sonny teach the narrator?

2.What does the narrator learn about Sonny and about life?

3.Each time they fight, Sonny and his brother argue about whether or not the narrator truly listens to Sonny when he talks. Does the narrator ever find a way to truly listen to Sonny?

it should be repealed cuase its not fair

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the correct answer is "the rhythm and rhyme scheme add to an eerie and suspenseful tone". poetry is literature written in stanzas and lines that use rhythm to express feelings and ideas. poets will pay particular attention to the length, placement, and grouping of lines and stanzas. this is called form. lines or whole stanzas can be rearranged in order to create a specific effect on the reader.