Elizabeth Bishop And Her Poem "Filling Station"
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Elizabeth Bishop's skill as a poet can be clearly seen in the thought-
provoking poem entitled Filling Station. She paints the different language
levels of poetry with the skill of an artist-- she seems to have an eye for
detail as she contrasts the dark and dim reference of a filling station to ....
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.... diffusion of sound around the mouth that physically spreads the oil sound
around the passage. An interesting seepage can also be clearly seen when
looking specifically at the words "oil-soaked", "oil-permeated" and "grease-
impregnated". These words connect the [oi] in oily with the word following it
and heighten the spreading of the sound. Moreover, when studying the [oi]
atmosphere throughout the poem the [oi] in doily and embroidered seems to
particularly stand out. The oozing of the g ....
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