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In this way, the emotions shared by the speaker are more apparent and meaningful to the reader it feels as if the poet is telling her personal story. This feature allows the poet to communicate with the reader directly, thus removing the distance between the speaker and the audience. The poem is written from the first-person point of view. Also, it allows the reader to concentrate on the content, and the language used to convey the meaning of the poem, thus highlighting other stylistic devices. Similarly to sentence structure, this feature contributes to the natural flow of speech in the poem. The poem has an irregular metrical pattern with no distinctive rhyme. The structure of each sentence, however, is different, as they are filled with the listing, rhetorical questions, and other stylistic and literary devices. The sentences are rather short, and some of them are enjambed, which serves to imitate the flow of natural speech. The poem is divided into four stanzas, with four lines in the first two stanzas and three lines in the last two stanzas. The present short paper will seek to analyze various stylistic and structural elements of the poem, as well as its contribution to other readings from the course. The structure and vocabulary of the poem, as well as its effective use of stylistic devices, help the author to convey the deep meaning behind the work.

Throughout the text, the poet uses vivid negative imagery to convey her feelings about love and the suffering it can bring.

The poem “Love Opened a Mortal Would” by Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz is an interesting example of how poetry depicts the dark side of love.