Annotations for Form: Meter

Stanza Two / The ends of lines are stressed. This stanza flows unrestrained with natural descriptions referring to the act of bathing in rain, or monsoons. The reference to breasts, touch, and fingers activate sensory descriptions that shine through an oral performance. Through performance, the content of this stanza also increases awareness of the taboo of it's content, in references to premarital activities that may be perceived as scandalous in this historical context.

Stanza Three / This is a continuation of the ideas in stanza two, as the speaker continues to deliver sensual and naturalistic descriptions of his lover, then claiming his lover through the titular status "the cinnamon peeler's wife." The speaker identifies different body parts of his lover that define a range throughout from his lover's head of hair down to her ankles. The line "the crease that cuts your back" ends in a stressed tone that suggests the speaker's fondness and adoration towards his lover.

Stanza Seven / Marks a turn for the poem as the focus shifts to an appreciation for the lover and while the majority of the poem focuses on the speaker's feelings, the feelings of the speaker's lover are also important. This is stressed through a single line stanza.

Stanza Eight / The stressing of syllables is more prominent in the last two lines of this stanza, beginning with "as if." The speaker's lover realizes that she does not want to be like the previous lovers who have not captured the scent of cinnamon, relating it to the absence of any traces of love.