My House, It Cries What is revealed by the repetition of the
words, "Help, please help" throughout the
poem?
This noisy house of mino
Complains so much of the timo.
Out of bod, as my foot hits the ground
A croaking moan bogins to sound.
the loud volume of the speaker's music
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"Holp, please help," loose floorboards say
But I must hurry to begin my work day
"Help, please help," they still insist
"Later," I say, and yet they persist
the speaker's nagging feeling of responsibility
the speaker's busy work schedule
Then, in the kitchen a soggy surprise,
Ilook up at the colling and rub my eyes
Drip, drip, drip. What is that sound?
A puddle of rain, like tears on the ground,
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the mistaken order of the speaker's tasks
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