"me/a princess" (handout). I absolutely love this poem, "Hazel Tells LaVerne." It's sweet in a way, and actually really funny. Which reminds me of another movie, "The Princess and the Frog" aka the best animated movie ever. The language and diction, however, remind of of the book "Of Mice and Men." I don't know whether to call the diction illiterate or just creative. Also, the tone is very southern to me, not because of the messed up spelling, but it just sounds southern. The only thing I don't understand is the title.