?In Steven Herrick's verse novel, The Simple Gift, our protagonists experience significant transition as they go through different situations in their lives which in turn results in a change for the better. Transition however doesn't always happen so quickly, it can take a long journey for one to accept change. The poems, Westfield Creek and Value, represents the transition made by Billy throughout the time he'd spent discovering a new lifestyle, new places and new people. The poems incorporate a variety of techniques in order to successfully imply the transition that has occurred with Billy. The main theme of transition within these two poems is the change of Billy’s values. The poem Westfield Creek portrays Billy’s admiration and appreciation for the place which can be evidently seen through the language techniques used. One of them is the use of repetition of the word “and” as Billy communicates his love for Westfield Creek, he says “I love this place, I love the flow of cold clear water over the rocks, and the wattles on the bank, and the lizards sunbaking, and the birds, hundreds of them, silver-eyes, currawongs and kookaburras laughing at us kids swinging on the rope and dropping into the bracing flow.” This repetition indicates that there is a lot about the Westfield Creek that he is fond of. He first declares that he loves the place and continues into a deeper description as to why he does. He uses adjectives to express the details he remembers about the things at Westfield Creek such as the water which is a symbol of purity and happiness as Billy feels at peace spending time by the creek. Personification is also used as Billy defined the animals that were seen and heard at the creek such as lizards sunbaking and birds laughing. This indicates that Billy views them as to being alike with humans. He places value on these animals and he describes them in a way as if they are his friends, it expresses to us that Billy greatly enjoys their company. As the poem continues, repetition of the word “I” is used again as Billy states