Literary Devices In Entropic Villanelle By Tom Disch

In "Entropic Villanelle," Tom Disch used literary devices to communicate the message that even though things don't always go your way, you should keep trying and move forward.

Disch creates the impression of importance through numerous forms of repetition. He repeats the phrase "We can't for that omit their praise" in each alternative stanza, emphasizing its meaning. With this phrase, Disch is trying to tell us to keep going, we can infer this by the language he uses, the expression changes to a positive tone with the uplifting words "we can't for that" letting us know the phrase's meaning is a positive one. By frequently including this statement at the end of the stanzas, which generally have a negative tone and depict the negative aspects of life, the

Furthermore, Disch reiterates the phrase “Things break down in different ways”. This phrase is repeated in the stanzas where the first phrase “We can’t for that omit their praise” isn't. The author is once more able to stress the significance of the phrase's meaning by using repetition throughout his poem. This phrase expresses the idea that things might not always turn out the way you plan. He uses the words “in different ways” to show us that everything can happen in distinct ways. Reiterating his core idea repeatedly to make a point Disch clarifies his thoughts to the reader. This phrase, which is one of two that Disch chooses to repeat, has a more derogatory undertone, highlighting the negative idea of hardships. By repeating only these two phrases, the author can draw readers' attention to the two ideas that each phrase expresses, one of perseverance and the