Elements of Poetry

Structure

Sound

8 lines per stanza

Repetition- (1,7,9,15,23) "I don't want them" -Emphasizes poem is expression of unease

(2,8,10,16,29) "My little girl" -Emphasizes poem is expression of love for her daughter

In the first two stanzas, the first two lines and the last two lines of the stanza repeat themselves

Alliteration- "by far" (3)

•no rhyme