What are some literary terms by Edna St Vincent in "Oh, Oh, You Will Be Sorry"? (Give each line a literary term.)

Edna St.Vincent Millay uses repetition and alliteration to convey the emotional force of the poem. The narrator symbolizes the way in which intelligent women of the time were often patronized and belittled by men. In this particular case, it is the narrator's lover who finds it so shocking that a woman should bother her pretty little head with something so decidedly unfeminine as a book.

In relation to the poem's structure, Millay has chosen to use the Shakespearean sonnet form. This consists of fourteen lines of three quatrains and a rhyming couplet at the end. The three quatrains set out the problem of the poem, and the rhyming couplet attempts some sort of answer or resolution. In using the sonnet form, Millay is subtly subverting the form in order to express her unique viewpoint on the relations between men and women. 

Now let us examine the poem in more detail, paying close attention to Millay's use of repetition and alliteration.

"Oh, oh, you will be sorry for that word!"

Here we see the use of repetition to let us (and the narrator's lover) know just how incredibly annoyed she is by his condescending attitude. Again, Millay is using a well-worn literary form to express the intensity of her emotions. We are left in no doubt as to how she is feeling right now.

Alliteration is also used to convey strength of emotion. In addition, it is used to detail the growing contempt the narrator has for her lover. The following lines also represent a savage indictment of a male-dominated society that keeps her in a position of subordination and which does not think she is bright enough to read intellectually demanding books:

"Give me back my book and take my kiss instead.
Was it my enemy or my friend I heard,
"What a big book for such a little head!"

Here is another example from the poem:

"Come, I will show you now my newest hat,
And you may watch me purse my mouth and prink!" ("Prink" means to fuss over.)

"Well," the narrator sarcastically says, "if you do not think I am intelligent enough to read such books then I will happily play the little wife for you and spend my time fussing over clothes and other mindless trivia."

Alliteration is a particularly useful device in the poem because it calls attention to itself, making us realize that there is something going on underneath the surface. That is exactly what is happening here. Millay is simply putting on a mask and playing the part of the little woman, all the while full of contempt and loathing for her beau:

"I shall be sweet and crafty, soft and sly;"

This line encapsulates the paradox of society's attitude toward women at the time. Women were put on a pedestal, valorized as sweet, gentle, and innocent; at the same time they were often castigated as sly, devious, and underhanded, particularly when it came to gaining the affections of men. Millay has made her intentions clear. She will live down to society's expectations in an act of spite.

Repetition returns as the poem reaches its resolution:

"And some day when you knock and push the door,
Some sane day, not too bright and not too stormy,
I shall be gone, and you may whistle for me."

Once again, repetition is being used for emphasis. This day will be a day like no other. The lover will call and expect his paramour to be waiting for him, but she will not be there.