One Art By Elizabeth Bishop

In the poem, “One Art, written by Elizabeth Bishop, the poet writes about how losing is very easy and does not take much to accomplish. In reality, we lose things all the time without much realization. Even when we do notice we have lost something, it continues to have little effect on us. Bishop uses form, tone, diction, and imagery in her poem to convey that losing is an art all its own. “One Art” is a villanelle poem, that contains end rhymes. The use of rhythm gives the poem an upbeat feel rather than a sad, gloomy feeling that is usually associated with loss. Elizabeth Bishop’s use of punctuation keeps the poem steady, which makes the poem seem realistic from the view of the poet. Bishop speaks of loss exactly as it is and does not