The poem "The Reflection: A Song" was written in 1684 by Aphra Behn and appears to focus on the theme of fulfillment and betrayal. Written by a woman, the protagonist of the poem, a betrayed woman, has a subjective position, which evokes a strong emotion of sympathy from the reader as it could represent a real life event. The structure of the poem is divided into seven stanzas, composed of eight lines. What is interesting about the structure is the use of iambic tetrameter with the first, third, fifth and seventh lines of each stanza and iambic trimeter with the second, fourth, sixth and eighth lines. This gives the poem a lyrical rhythm and encourages the reader's visual interest. The rhyme scheme follows a rather loose A, B, A, B scheme. The reason for Loose's description is that some lines end without real rhyme. For example, “his fate” (l.2) and then “he sat” (l.4) do not follow the pattern established for most lines as “complain” (l.1) and “alone.” (l.3). Furthermore, dialect can also interfere with pronunciation, especially with the final words of 'tongue' (l.6) and 'wrong' (l.8). This occurs again later with 'strove' (l.33) and 'love' (l.35) in other areas of the poem as well. However, as this appears to have been composed in the 17th century, the diction would have been different to that of the contemporary reader, meaning that the form of the poem, in terms of being read aloud, may have had the correct intention of rhyme. We also see the internal rhyme with 'mine' (l.18) and 'your' (l.19) which also contribute to the lyrical style and create a fluid rhythm while reading. Since this poem follows the theme of betrayal and love, devices such as repetition are used to emphasize this theme. In the fifth stanza, ana... in the center of the sheet... escape. He doesn't try to represent the idea metaphorically, but instead uses direct language to make the statement unshakable. This in-depth textual analysis showed how the feeling of hopelessness can be represented through a variety of devices. The fact that there is a prominent rhyme scheme makes the poem traditional, as well as the theme is about love. What might be considered controversial might be the fact that the poem was written by a woman, especially since it was written in the 17th century. Next, being a woman herself, Aphra Behn is able to create a believable female character using real life concepts such as betrayal. Whether Behn personally experienced this emotion would require further reading, however the emotion within the poem appears to be accurate and may have come from a personal experience the writer had during her life..