4. The assonance and repetition combine to help the rhythm of the poem flow more smoothly. In the last stanza the author repeats the word 'nothing' quite often. Using repetition with such a strong word gives readers distinct emotions, such as solitude, loneliness, or even depression.
8. Wilbur's poem is very ironic, creating its humor. Lines like "having no wish to go inside and die" are humorous because they are ironic. Logically, readers can assume the snowman is going to die when the it warms up anyways. The author also adds to the irony and humor by giving the snowman more insight then the boy. These elements help prove that there is a tragicomic complexity of the human condition by using the boy's ignorance as a prime example.
Good work quoting your lines that you are referencing.
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