In the poem `Break' by Dorianne Laux, the image of putting a puzzle together is used to compare the way of life of the family. The shape of the poem looks like a piece in a puzzle, by the combination of long and short sentences. The title `Break' is significant as we can see that the time spent doing the puzzle is relaxing, and enjoyable. The pun of the word `break' is also important as its gives the idea that the family is broken and in pieces just like the puzzle. The descriptions of the puzzle are drawn out which make the reader eager to know what the picture of the puzzle is. The diction in the poem is simple which is important as the poem is about problems with the child, which is the key of the poem, and so through using almost child like diction it...