LOVE'S GROWTH (THEMES/CONCIETS)

Question 1

What themes does the ‘Love’s Growth’ Explore?

Answer 1

1. Realistic vision of love.
2. Evolution of love.
3. Cycles of love and the natural world.
4. Love’s strength and resillence.

Question 2

How does the poem explore love’s strength and resillence.

Answer 2

• The speaker affirms that despite love’s evolution; it grows stonger and more resillent over time.
• Love is compared to a root system deepening with time (endurance)

Question 3

How does the poem offer a realistic, attainable vision of love?

Answer 3

• By rejecting the Petrarchan view of love as pure, unattainable, and perfect.
• Emphasizing that love is earthly and affected by time and experience.

Question 4

How does the poem explore the cycles of love and the natural world?

Answer 4

• Natural imagery- love (like nature) is subject to change and cycles.
• Thus, can be renewed/strengthened by time rather than dimished by it.

Question 5

How does the poem explore Love’s evolution?

Answer 5

• Love as a dynamic, evolving force: The poem explores how love is not static or idealized, but rather grows, deepens, and changes over time, just like nature.