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  1. Last 7 days
    1. young,

      AABB pattern happening; there is a very youthful feel around the poem and the rhyme scheme adds to that child-like voice of innocence while covering much heavier topics.

  2. Sep 2024
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    1. tarry.

      Meaning to linger or stay waiting for too long, but also holds biblical meaning. To tarry is to stay in the presence of God, so the author might be telling women not to fall into that space of staying only with God but to live her own life and create new experiences (perhaps in sexual exploration).

    2. may,

      ABAB rhyme scheme throughout. Every word that is being rhymed has a sense of urgency in the line like "may, today" and "flying, dying" all the way to "marry, tarry."