Violence
This is a violent poem, no doubt about it. The woman whips the boy so hard that the stick she uses breaks. In fact, she's so set on whipping this poor little kid, she chases him all over the place...
Vegetation
Zinnias, elephant ears, sticks, and trees—these are all forms of vegetation. While they are here partly as decoration (they are details that make the poem seem like an accurate description of an...
Loud Noise
This is a very noisy poem, from the woman shouting in the first stanza so loud that the entire neighborhood can hear, to the boy crashing through bushes and plants as he tries to escape the woman's...