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    Though the poem resembles that of a sonnet, it breaks free from the meter and rhyme scheme and aligns with the idiosyncratic syntactical style. The paragraphing style of the poem is also different and it follows the ABAB rhyme scheme. Furthermore Cummings discards the use of capital letters. I CarryRead more

    Though the poem resembles that of a sonnet, it breaks free from the meter and rhyme scheme and aligns with the idiosyncratic syntactical style. The paragraphing style of the poem is also different and it follows the ABAB rhyme scheme. Furthermore Cummings discards the use of capital letters. I Carry Your Heart Summary

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    The main theme of the poem is true love and connecting that love with both the body and the soul. It unravels the feeling of being deeply in love with someone. The speaker exclaims the beauty of love and talks about a relationship that will stand the test of time. It is so intimate that it transcendRead more

    The main theme of the poem is true love and connecting that love with both the body and the soul. It unravels the feeling of being deeply in love with someone. The speaker exclaims the beauty of love and talks about a relationship that will stand the test of time. It is so intimate that it transcends individuality, thereby tying both persons in love together. Love acts as a form of unity in this poem. This shows how the speaker of the poem and along with the subject have intertwined. The speaker hopes to initiate a true romantic devotion that would inspire people to see their partners as a part of them, and not as separate individuals. The speaker claims that he carries his lover’s heart inside his own and by doing so shows that he has wholly embraced his lover as his own. The speaker has even linked their actions together as he says whatever one does is also another one’s doing. For the speaker, love knows no bounds and it is only through true love that he has managed to tangle the body and soul. Their love gives meaning to the mundane and makes the speaker feel that is capable of everything. This form of love has indeed connected the body and the soul of the two people and has transcended all limitations. I Carry Your Heart Summary

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