Slam Poetry.

The biggest difference between oral words and textual words is the affect that each has on an audience. In this particular video of the outspoken performance by Taylor Mali, one sees and hears Mali talking, getting the privilege of hearing the tone of his voice and seeing his body movements, which definitely emphasized his entire point of the poem. Rhetorically, Mali presented his poem with the "speaking problem" he describes in his piece. Rather than speaking with conviction and authority when reciting the poem, Mali questioned his own statements and added unnecessary questioning to his words such as "ya know?" and by using the word "like." In the 'Wordle' video, I had an easier time understanding and focusing on Mali's point, because it included both Mali's voice audio as well as the lyrics to his poem. With the words printed throughout the 'Wordle' video, I was able to capture each word used in the poem opposed to the video of Mali where I only hear him recite it. I feel as if even if the 'Wordle' did not include the audio of the poet one could read the lyrics and hear the tone and irony of Mali's voice just by reading the text.