Breaks from the blue-black
skin of the water, dragging her shell
with its mossy scutes
across the shallows and through the rushes
and over the mudflats, to the uprise,
to the yellow sand,
to dig with her ungainly feet
a nest, and hunker there spewing
her white eggs down
into the darkness, and you think

—“The Turtle,”
Mary Oliver

Repetition is an important element to include in your free verse poem. Locate which word is repeated in three continuous phrases to show the slow, continued movement of the turtle in one direction.

A. laying
B. her
C. to
D. across

Break down the structure of the poem by completing each sentence.

The first stanza is mainly about

✔ the turtle's movement and actions

.

The second stanza is mainly about

✔ the reasons for the turtle's behavior

.

The third stanza is mainly about

✔ the turtle's connection to the rest of nature

Explanation:

is there a story?

explanation:

judy jones is an attractive woman who receives attention from many men throughout the story.   despite her beautiful appearance, she is superficial and callous.   she is an aggressive woman who goes after any man she desires but she is not happy.   she is fickle and is never satisfied.   her beauty is only skin deep.   dexter breaks down because he knows his dreams are unattainable.   he believes that wealth and physical beauty are what will make him happy.   he soon realizes that she has lost her attractive looks.   it is not all what he had planned.