loves philosophy

Question 1

The fountains mingle with the rivers

Answer 1

Personification- draws the parallels through the two worlds

Question 2

Nothing in the world is single,

Answer 2

His main point throughout the poem. Uses nature to show that him and the person he loves should be together,

Question 3

Why not I with thine?

Answer 3

Rhetorical question, he doesn’t understand why she doesn’t want him.

Question 4

See the mountains kiss high heaven and the waves clasp one another

Answer 4

‘kiss’ and ‘clasp’ - use of physical language hints at his frustration that he can’t do this to his lover.

Question 5

If thou not kiss me?

Answer 5

The final line in the stanza in monosyllabic and has only 5 syllables- this increases the impact of the questions and makes them stand out.