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Summary Of The Poem 'To This Day'

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In the poem, “To This Day” by Shane Koyczan, Shane uses carefully chosen diction to support the message that bullying is easy to overcome because you can either ignore or avoid the bully. One example of the diction that Shane chose to support this theme was “Suicidal”, because the 10th grader attempted to commit suicide after the bullies continuously picked on him. Another example of his use of diction is the term “Graduating Members” because he focused on school and pushed away the people that brought him down. Furthermore, Shane states that everyone will strive to damage your determination, so he cut loose from everyone and put his mind solely on school. Shane delivers his message in the poem with the use of persuasive, meaningful words that
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