Judy Page Heitzman writes the poem "The School Room on the Second Floor of the Knitting Mill." In the poem, Judy Page Heitzman uses similes to help the reader imagine how the children would line up to exit the classroom. Her impression of children lining up as cattle would be gives the impression of a slaughter house, continued with the comparison of Mrs. Lawrence’s arms hanging like sausages. These similes help to set the theme of resolute hopelessness that the children face, having no choice but to do the teacher’s bidding. The utilization of metaphor is evident in the comparison between Mrs. Lawrence’s nails and the cardinals at Judy’s window. As this poem finishes with the understanding that Judy still feels the pain of Mrs. Lawrence’s
