The frustrating and reminiscent tone encapsulated in “Bilingual Sestina” by Julia Alvarez works to emphasize the author's difficulties in assimilating into a new culture. When he looks back and reflects on past memories of his hometown, he longs for the same simplistic lifestyle. As a result, the constant repetition of the final six words further expresses his conflicts as he must blend two different cultures together to truly find his identity. The author's diction adds to the confusion and difficulty evoked by the English language, as her simple method of communication becomes progressively more complicated. they are “rummaging” exclusively as “vocabulary words”, it becomes difficult for her to connect and understand this “closed” language. The author learned Spanish during her childhood through memories and past experiences that helped her form a closer bond with the language as a whole; however, English does not create any deep connection for her, making her question the importance of words. The negative connotation when referring to closed vocabulary words is because she is frustrated by her inability to communicate exactly what she perceives as they are not connected to experiences. Likewise, the language seems “fragile” and essentially “bottled” as it is unable to express its thoughts other than exclusive “translations”. Unlike Spanish, English seems to have a complicated and confusing aspect attached to it in which the author feels trapped because he cannot convey his emotions or relate to them culturally. Repetitions of these words that have a negative connotation extract the meaning behind communication and the true value of connecting to a culture. Overall, the dictio...... middle of paper ...... a path towards assimilation. Overall, in “Bilingual Sestina” by Julia Alvarez the repetition sheds light on the author's situation and the difficulties she faces when assimilating into a new culture. Accustomed to Spanish since childhood, the language evokes an inviting and comforting feeling as it also articulates nostalgic memories. On the other hand, he struggles and faces several conflicts with English as he currently has no memories or passions related to English culture. At the end of the poem, the author resignedly admits that she wants to familiarize herself with English and form new memories that will help make the language meaningful to her. While it will not be easy for your native Spanish language to fully understand English, it is important not to let the nature of the words limit us and our perceptions..