More Nonsense Limerick 61

This poem is a scathing critique of ageism and xenophobia, delivered with a tone of righteous indignation. The speaker's voice is that of a fierce advocate for social justice, and the poem's structure and form reinforce this stance. The use of a single stanza with five lines, each with a consistent length of 34.2 characters, creates a sense of urgency and directness, underscoring the speaker's urgency to convey their message. The rhyme scheme, with only one instance of rhyme in the last two lines, adds to the poem's sense of intensity and emotional force. The poem's tonal shift occurs in the final line, where the speaker's outrage gives way to a sense of disgust and contempt. The use of the word obnoxious to describe the old person of Sark is particularly effective in conveying the speaker's revulsion, and the phrase You brute you drives home the point that the speaker sees the old person as a symbol of oppressive and discriminatory attitudes. The poem's observation that the old person's remark was unpleasant is a masterful understatement, highlighting the speaker's outrage at the implicit xenophobia and ageism that underlies the remark.