a 19 line poem.

a couplet at the beginning of the poem.

five quatrains and ending in one tercet.

five tercets and ending in one quatrain.

Tercets follow an (ABA) rhyme scheme while the quatrain follows an (ABAA) rhyme scheme.

Losing is the worst experience one can ever face.

Loss is something people experience every day and it's not something that is awful or tragic.

Loss may be one of the worst experiences one can face, but ensuring you never lose anyone or anything will grant you true bliss.

There is no cure to losing a loved one.

Indifferent and contempt with loss.

Intensely blissful and gleeful at the idea of loss.

Bewildered and aggravated at the idea of loss, but tries to come off as simply being saddened by loss.

Delusional and delirious at the thought of loss.

Deeply emotional towards loss, but tries to come off as indifferent or accepting of loss.

Symbolism, Irony, Personification

Elegy, Repetition, Diction

Repetition, Parallelism, Elegy

Irony, Symbolism, Repetition

Diction, Irony, Symbolism

By showing a shift between the speaker starting off quite casual and gradually becoming more personal.

By displaying a shift from second person perspective to a first person perspective.

By displaying a shift from the saddened tone in the beginning that gradually becomes much happier and joyous as the poem progresses.

By showing a a shift between the speaker beginning the poem quite lifeless and shows the shift of her experiences that she goes through that grant her some confidence.