The Crazy Woman I shall not sing a May song. A May song should be gay. I'll wait until November And sing a song of gray. I'll wait until November That is the time for me. I'll go out in the frosty dark And sing most terribly. And all the little people Will stare at me and say, "That is the Crazy Woman Who would not sing in May." Gwendolyn Brooks

The author uses contrast to describe the differences between November and May (I shall not sing a May song. A May song should be gay. I'll wait until November And sing a song of gray).

Alliteration is used in the fourth line with the words "sing a song" (s sound).

She uses repetition with the words "I'll wait until November" in the first and second stanzas to convey her persistance about not singing in May.

Assonance is in the first stanza with long a sounds in the first stanza (May, gay, gray).

Assonance is also used in the second stanza with long o sounds (go, most).

I think this poem is about expressing how you feel. If you are not happy, you shouldn't have to act like you are.