The Facebook Sonnet

Sherman Alexie uses repetition in his poem "The Facebook Sonnet". The word “let” is used multiple times in the poem, which examines how social media affects human interaction. He uses it to illustrate how a social media application can be a powerful tool for developing connections with one another, talking with past friends while it also being dangerous. According to the speaker, Facebook pushes us to act like children by playing games and attracting attention, he shows it in the lines “Let’s all play the games that occupy the young”. The lines, "Let fame And shame intertwine" imply that…