Margaret Atwood's poem has a free verse structure, with the first and sixth stanza being a cinquain, the second being a septet, the third through fifth being couplets, and the seventh being a tercet.
I think it's interesting the way she incorporates a dead person as her persona. Thiscertainly adds to the style and versatility of her work. The first stanza commences with suspense because it makes the reader wonder what was taken. The poem has a combination of enjambments and end-stopped lines. I think this also adds to her versatility because it's not just enjambment, or just end-stopped lines.
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