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If I Could Stop One Heart From Breaking IF I can stop one heart from breaking, I shall not live in vain; If I can ease one life the aching, Or cool one pain, Or help one fainting robin Unto his nest again, I shall not live in vain. Emily Dickinson
This Poem Contains: Repitition- the line "I shall not live in vain" is repeated at the end of each phrase. Onomatopoeia- The word "breaking" in the first sanza Symbolizm- she uses the robin as a metaphor for her ability to help those who have "fallen" in life.