In "The Race" by Sharon Olds, the main character known as the daughter begins a journey of perseverance as she tries to reach her dying father. The author complements her journey of perseverance by integrating enjambment and personification in the poem.
Throughout the poem a frantic behavior is instilled to delineate the journey the daughter goes through to reach her father. For instance, in the beginning of the poem line one through fifteen, Olds does not use any punctuation marks at the end of every line. Therefore, she incorporates enjambment to convey the frantic behavior and desperate feelings after finding out her father is dying and her flight was canceled. Olds is able to progressively start depicting the journey the daughter is undertaking
Throughout the poem a frantic behavior is instilled to delineate the journey the daughter goes through to reach her father. For instance, in the beginning of the poem line one through fifteen, Olds does not use any punctuation marks at the end of every line. Therefore, she incorporates enjambment to convey the frantic behavior and desperate feelings after finding out her father is dying and her flight was canceled. Olds is able to progressively start depicting the journey the daughter is undertaking