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Profanity by Curt Bennett

Profanity by Curt Bennett. analysis by Avery Hiebert. Profanity - Thematic Statement. PROFANITY When hungry bullets Chew into soft airplane bodies Sending dials and gauges Spinning in whirling circles…

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Profanity by Curt Bennett

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  1. Profanity by Curt Bennett analysis by Avery Hiebert

  2. Profanity -Thematic Statement PROFANITY When hungry bulletsChew into soft airplane bodiesSending dials and gaugesSpinning in whirling circles… When the little red warning lightsScream in alarm, "blink-red", "blink-red", "blink-red"!It is then you discoverThe beauty of profanity!And the need to know all the words!But in no particular order. Curt Bennett The poem Profanity is about how swearing can help people express themselves in times of stress. As it says in the poem: "When (stressful things happen), it is then that you discover the beauty of profanity"

  3. PROFANITY When hungry bulletsChew into soft airplane bodiesSending dials and gaugesSpinning in whirling circles… When the little red warning lightsScream in alarm, "blink-red", "blink-red", "blink-red"!It is then you discoverThe beauty of profanity!And the need to know all the words!But in no particular order. Curt Bennett Means: When planes get hit and start to break down... Profanity -Paraphrase

  4. PROFANITY When hungry bulletsChew into soft airplane bodiesSending dials and gaugesSpinning in whirling circles… When the little red warning lightsScream in alarm, "blink-red", "blink-red", "blink-red"!It is then you discoverThe beauty of profanity!And the need to know all the words!But in no particular order. Curt Bennett Means: When there are problems and there are warnings going off, Profanity -Paraphrase

  5. PROFANITY When hungry bulletsChew into soft airplane bodiesSending dials and gaugesSpinning in whirling circles… When the little red warning lightsScream in alarm, "blink-red", "blink-red", "blink-red"!It is then you discoverThe beauty of profanity!And the need to know all the words!But in no particular order. Curt Bennett Means: That's when you start swearing and feel better Profanity -Paraphrase

  6. PROFANITY When hungry bulletsChew into soft airplane bodiesSending dials and gaugesSpinning in whirling circles… When the little red warning lightsScream in alarm, "blink-red", "blink-red", "blink-red"!It is then you discoverThe beauty of profanity!And the need to know all the words!But in no particular order. Curt Bennett Means: You want to swear as much as possible. Profanity -Paraphrase

  7. PROFANITY When hungry bulletsChew into soft airplane bodiesSending dials and gaugesSpinning in whirling circles… When the little red warning lightsScream in alarm, "blink-red", "blink-red", "blink-red"!It is then you discoverThe beauty of profanity!And the need to know all the words!But in no particular order. Curt Bennett Note:  This whole bit about the plane getting hit and little lights and spinning gauges could also be a metaphor for any stressful situation. Profanity -Paraphrase

  8. PROFANITY When hungry bulletsChew into soft airplane bodiesSending dials and gaugesSpinning in whirling circles… When the little red warning lightsScream in alarm, "blink-red", "blink-red", "blink-red"!It is then you discoverThe beauty of profanity!And the need to know all the words!But in no particular order. Curt Bennett Devices: Onomatopeia: "blink" in this poem represents the sound of something turning on and off, or opening and closing. "whirling" represents the sound of something spinning. Profanity -Poetic Devices

  9. PROFANITY When hungry bulletsChew into soft airplane bodiesSending dials and gaugesSpinning in whirling circles… When the little red warning lightsScreamin alarm, "blink-red", "blink-red", "blink-red"!It is then you discoverThe beauty of profanity!And the need to know all the words!But in no particular order. Curt Bennett Devices: Personification: Bullets can't feel hungry or chew. Lights can't really be alarmed or scream. Profanity -Poetic Devices

  10. PROFANITY When hungry bulletsChew into soft airplane bodiesSending dials and gaugesSpinning in whirling circles… When the little red warning lightsScream in alarm, "blink-red", "blink-red", "blink-red"!It is then you discoverThe beauty of profanity!And the need to know all the words!But in no particular order. Curt Bennett Devices: Repetition: The author repeats "blink-red" three times to express the sense of urgency to the reader. Profanity -Poetic Devices

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