Syntax
The orderliness of words in sentences
Phrases and clauses
The grammatical anatomy of words in sentences
To express meaning and convey feeling
An element of tone
And a guide to a state of mind
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The poem repeats itself unearthing emphasis
Varying lengths of lines radically
With normal word order
Short and long and vice versa
To give rhythmic regularity
Rhythmic regularity to give
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Inversions
The reversal of the standard order of words
Variations
In tempo among verses
Some sentences strongly stopped
With punctuation, with pauses
In contrast
Others with one stop
Others with no stop
One verse is one long sentence
The control of movement and speed
The pace
The pause
Using punctuation
Grammatical form
To magnify expression
To control intonation
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There are tonal shifts
Like an undulating sea
From emphatic dislocations
From monosyllabic and various diction
From frequent punctuation
Some like a pivot to balance statements
Some like lines of railways so parallel
And some like antonyms so antithetical
Possibilities
Syntax associative
Syntax broken
Syntax Latinate
Syntax tightly formal
Syntax balanced
Syntax antithetical
Syntax ambiguous
Syntax mimetic
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Note: This poem highlights what it says. The syntax is seen by inversion, repetition, varying lengths of lines, punctuation, and pauses.