The Habit of Movement (Masterplots II: Poetry, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Judith Ortiz Cofer
- First Published: 1987
- Type of Work: Lyric
- Genres: Poetry, Lyric poetry
- Subjects: Family or family life, Immigration or emigration, Latinos, Latin America or Latin Americans, Puerto Rico or Puerto Ricans
The Poem
“The Habit of Movement” is a short poem of twenty lines divided into two stanzas. It is written in free verse, a style that does not adhere to any regular meter or rhyme scheme. The lines are irregular, some as long as thirteen syllables and others as short as six. The poem is categorized as a lyric because of its subjective, emotional, and personal qualities. Although the poet herself is the speaker of the poem, she uses the first-person plural pronoun “we” as she refers to herself as part of a family.
Judith Ortiz Cofer was born in Hormigueros, Puerto...
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