Elizabeth Bishop’s poem, “One Art”, is a villanelle about the speaker being unable to find things that are important to them, and what the speaker thinks of these happenings. At first glance one might assume this poem is about simply misplacing or forgetting these belongings, but in reality, Bishop uses repetition, imagery, and structure to show that the action of constantly losing things can be easily let go after it’s done so many times, yet emotions that come with it are still painful, every time. Perhaps the most significant technique Bishop employs is repetition. Her use of this technique helps to create a sense of reassurance to the speaker and possibly the reader. This is most evident when the speaker reiterates, “The art of losing