Original poem reprinted online here: "Circuit someone, somewhere" by Jane Lewty Originally read: August 27, 2013 More information about the Poet: Jane Lewty The key to this poem is how the repetition: alliteration or word, works within the poem. With the first stanza the alliteration stands out, "Circuit someone, somewhere / circuit--crack--chip / someone says listen" Note that the importance in the c and the s alliteration and how there's a mix of discordance and flow. Flow in the concept, the content mimics the sound of circuitry; meanwhile, the discordance is forced by the syntax in which separates the individual parts. The first stanza sets up the focus for me. Look at how the words are reused., "Nuance and pace plays, how I miss you, what a tune, it makes me say we-- / We the pale arrivals, pale sedentary." The first repetition of we seems like more a transition for further definition; meanwhile, "pale," grammatically serves as...
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