Re: Thinking about "the boys i mean"

In my opinion, it's clear that the basic ("monosyllabic") language and lack of capitalization either serves the purpose of being ironic, or of highlighting the "unrefined" nature of the boys the author refers to. 

Of course, if I hadn't known that the poem was written by a well-respected poet, I might not have arrived to that conclusion, and perhaps would have wondered if the author simply lacked an extensive vocabulary. 

I thought it was interesting that someone mentioned the Seussesque nature of rhyming within a line. It seemed very juvenile, and, well, unrefined. Perhaps this also serves the same purpose that I mentioned above. 

The sporadic repetition of the line "the boys i mean are not refined," could possibly be emphasizing the trite nature of the boys.