Sohelpmegod (Vernacular)

"so i goes to flushm / but sohelpmegod he starts talkin/ bout a golden ball/ an how i can be a princess"

Although totally foreign, I found the southern swing and drawl of "Hazel Tells LaVerne" to be refreshing. When I read it, I could literally hear the speaker in my head, so vivid was the vernacular used in this poem. The writer obviously took a strong hand on his/her poetic license when they wrote this one. Many grammatical rules were broken, even to the extent to combine up to four words, quoted above. This didn't confuse me, it only furthered they way the I interpreted the character in the story.

Obviously, the poem is a spin on the fairy tale about the princess and the frog. The writer's use of the vernacular of the southern states to not only create modern feel to the tale, but an unexpected main character. The main character is clearly a chatty caddy and is easily stereotyped with other southern belles. Through the use of vernacular language and a unique style, the writer recreates an old tale with a new twist.