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A Critical Appreciation of "Limbo" The title Limbo suggests to me that the poem is about the traditional dance form the West Indies which originated from the 1800's. The dance was invented by slaves aboard the slave ships to keep fit and healthy during the long journeys across the sea. The word Limbo can also be treated as a place between Heaven and Hell where unborn babies and un-baptised people go when they die. When you say it, it sounds happy and rhythmic giving you the impression that the poem is going to be a joyous poem. The poem bears a lot of repeating rhymes which add to the effect of the poem, the rhyme: "Limbo, limbo like me, limbo, limbo like" Is repeated throughout the poem and helps give the impression of a rhythm. The rhyme also indicates that it is quite a musical poem and contains a beat to it. One of...

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