The poem Katrina, Katrina by Doris Berry is an acrostic poem dedicated to the victims of Katrina. The acrostic that goes down says We Will Rebuild which sounds optimistic, but the poem itself is not. The first half of this poem personifies Katrina and asks Why? The author is expressing grief and lamenting that these bad things have come. This part of the poem has an aa bb cc rhyme scheme.
The second paragraph of this poem talks about reaching out and helping out friends and neighbors. It is explaining that during this time the community should come together and help each other out. The rhyme scheme changes and is no longer two lines following each other. The author is trying to teach the readers that even though bad things happen we can come together and make it better.
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