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Do you think the words 'lept' and 'lep' in the third stanza are spelt correctly? Why does the poet spell them like this?

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The poet always uses different devices to create a poetic effect. The words .lept. and .lep. are deliberately not spelt correctly. The correct spellings are leapt. and .leap. respectively. The poet has spelled them so that he may maintain the rhythm of the poem. When spelled in this way, so that they may rhyme with the first part of .Leopard..
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