loves philosophy

Question 1

description of the poem

Answer 1

the narrator is addresing a women – hes trying to persuade her to be with him romatically.
the narrator gives examples to show how everthing in nature is connected in an intimate and loving way. He believes that this is God’s law and the law should be obeyed.
he questions the bonds in the nature and why they cant be together

Question 2

form

Answer 2

poem is short and simpple.
narrator believes that what he is saying is the simple truth.
the poem has a regular ABAB rhyme scheme but two lines in each stanza dont fully rhyme
|> this reflects the way all of nature is in harmony except for the narrator and his loved one

Question 3

structure

Answer 3

he uses a short line at the end of each stanza to ask a rhetorical question–> this line stands out from the rest of the stanza, which emphasises the contrast between nature and the narrator’s situation

Question 4

language about nature

Answer 4

“the fountains mingle with the river
And the rivers with the ocean,”
the narrator uses personification to show the natural world giving, recieving and benefitting from love – this emphaises his point that love itself is nature and necessary.

Question 5

repetition

Answer 5

its used to show how everything in nature is repeatedly connects with everything else. repeting words such as “mingle”, “kiss”,ad “clasp” emphasises the physical relationship he wants.

Question 6

religious language

Answer 6

“no sister-flower would be forgiven”
language of god suggests that love isnt just natural, also godly

Question 7

longing

Answer 7

the narrator longs for love, he’s frustrated that his love isnt returned when he sees all the bonds that exist in the nature.

Question 8

playfulness

Answer 8

the poem can also be read in a playful way – the narrator oversimplifies the idea that because things in nature come together, he and the women he wants should also come together