Meanings
Use gives meaning to a word and changes denotation:
it's not that it's been misheard
but rather connotation.
There is an obscurity with "they say" implications:
phantoms of authority,
nebulous designations.
There is ambiguity with the "it" indication:
inferred sexuality,
oblique insinuation.
There is a ubiquity in the "how are you?" question:
tacit cordiality,
non-physical depiction.
There is an uncertainty with the "I love you" retort:
implicit intimacy,
fuliginous support.
Tease out what the user means in the voice intonation:
observe beyond what it seems,
the non-verbal expression.
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Submitted on February 05, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABACDCADAABAEDEAFA |
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 574 |
Words | 89 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 18 |
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