The poem has 3 stanzas with 4 lines with a rhyme scheme aabbccddeeff. I believe that rhyme adds a musical element to the poem, and it is pleasing to the ear. Besides, it makes a poem easier to memorize, since the rhyme lingers in the reader's mind like a melody.
“No one can contradict the fate hanging in the stars”, is used to represent that a higher authority was in control of the story. This line leaves questions about the foreshadowing of Romeo and Juliet’s destiny, which readers can predict and imagine what will happen in the future. “Can’t thwart it when it heals or when it mars” depicts the role of …show more content…
“Blood is shed due to their families’ strife - ending prematurely someone else’s life”, relates to “As their irrational love bounds them to meet- their tragic fate is something they cannot defeat.” Their parent’s strife, the couple’s impetuous desires, and the cursed fate are the causes that lead to the untimely death of the “star crossed lovers’. “Poison” and “dagger” are some of the key images that show the causes of their deaths. Even the power of love could not overcome the tragic fate which was predestined. As the poem comes to an end, the final stanza implies that the “star crossed lover’s” struggle for love as a “bitter-sweet” memory for all of the people of