in this poem, the author uses words that are rarely used like gegenshein and zoanthropy, word that many would have never heard of if it was not for this poem; to illustrate the idea that every word we know should be able to belong or be loved by someone. she uses many metaphors in the poem to get that idea across. she also brings more strength to the poem by portraying words as people. in the poem the author says “They say if you use a word three times, it’s yours. What happens to the ones that no one nobody speaks?” which suggest that many words are lost until someone gutsy steps up and speaks those words. the author wants to be home for those unwanted words; she does this so they could play with other unwanted words, so she invites
