Much of Ponge's poetic style reflects his idea of the ""objeu"," or the "objective play of the mind". The "objeu" is the act of pointedly choosing language or subject matter for its double meanings, hidden connections, and sensory effects on the reader. Indeed, his attitude toward the depiction of objects is neatly summed up by the saying "Parti Pris des Choses = Compte Tenu des Mots," which translates loosely to "taking the side of things = taking into account the words." Indeed, where pure description is inadequate to truly capture the spirit of an object, Ponge employs auditory effects (e.g. assonance, sibilance, and paronomasia) as well as images that delight all the senses. He anthropomorphized his animal and arboreal subjects to make them more relatable. According to Fahnestock, the "objeu" allowed him to "say several things on several levels at once, while unobtrusively demonstrating the particular nature of words and things".