In at least 150 words, explain how the word choice in rukeyser's "poem" the author to establish a theme in the text. use details from the poem to support your response.

Muriel Rukeyser was an American poet whose poetry was labelled as romantic, political, creative, feminist, erotic. Her poems contain intense tone and creative imagination. She was known for writing poems which has single theme but were different from each other. Theory of Flight is a poem written by Rukeyser on the war.

This poem depicts the theme of the Rebellious temper that prevailed at the American campuses and the mindset of youth. The first line of one of her poems is I lived in the first century of world wars, this poem throws a light on her ideology behind social justice, feminism, and political overview.  

repetition is used to emphasize a feeling or idea, create rhythm, and/or develop a sense of urgency.

the right ones are in bold.

daintly refers to the fact she was reaching for what she ate, not necessarily what she is like.

greatest charm as in she possessed (=had) the greatest charm.

pleasant (her demeanor)

speaking (of her sensibility)

dead refers to the hypothetical mouse.

bleeding refers to the hypothetical mouse.