Hearing the Poet Speak...

The poet captured my attention right away through his tone, diction and overall use of rhetoric.  He mocked today's society and the speaking patterns we use when trying to not sound smart and thus, sound cool.  He delivered this by actually speaking in this type of pattern.  He thew a question mark at the end of every sentence, and would attach phrases like "you know?" or "like totally".  At the end of his performance he started speaking how we should speak, using definitive statements free of the question mark.  I was paying close attention to his entire performance, because not only was his tone of voice enticing, but his movements and facial expressions were as well.