The use of blank verse and enjambment intensifies the contemplative and meditative mood of the poem. Blank verse allows for freedom of form, enhancing the tone of the poem, which shifts from being hopeful to being hopeless.
The use of enjambment helps hold the reader’s interest across lines:
Irrelevant sentences do not support or connect to the main idea of a passage. They can distract readers from understanding the overall purpose of a passage.