Smith/Doorstep, 2019 £5.00
Jasmine Simms uses repetition in her pamphlet Like Horses to set a scene, create a strong sound and make a point, powerfully.
In ‘School’, the writer reflects the emotion and whimsy of a teenager in a science lesson:
In Physics I drew love hearts, or bent and unbent
paper clips into the shape of love hearts.
Through the repetition of ‘love hearts’, ‘bent’/‘unbent’ and with ‘love’ used again in the line that follows, Simms introduces us to a prominent theme in her poetry. Indeed, kissing and love are referred to frequently throughout this pamphlet.
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