Analyze the effect of poetic structure in this poem.
“A Birthday” by Christina Rossetti
My heart is like a singing bird/ Whose nest is in a water'd shoot;
My heart is like an apple-tree/ Whose boughs are bent with thickset fruit;
My heart is like a rainbow shell/ That paddles in a halcyon sea;
My heart is gladder than all these/ Because my love is come to me.
How does the repetition of "My heart" at the beginning of each two lines in the first stanza in "A Birthday" make on the meaning of this poem?
Question 5 options:
It helps the reader understand the similarity of the speaker's heart to a birthday cake.
The focus is drawn upon the condition of the speaker's heart.
It's obvious that this "broken heart" shows how sad the speaker is.
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