Pollution of Natural Resources in Mos Def's poem "New World Water"

“New World Water” is an environmental poem because it seeks to convey the message that we reap what we sow and that the pollution, the misuse of our natural resources, and the destruction of our beautiful planet has an enormous impact on our health. It is more of an environmental poem because it talks about water, nature, the pollutants of our planet such as oil tankers, and its main theme is wasting water. The poet is an individual with a great sense of humor, mixed with irony, anger, and a dash of sarcasm. He uses repetition and end rhyme through humor to bring awareness to the issue of…