Song

Question 1

Natural imagery placed throughout the poem

Answer 1

“roses”
“cypress tree”
“green grass”
“showers and dewdrops”
“wilt”

Question 2

The speaker accepting that life should go on as normal after the death of a loved one

Answer 2

“And if thou wilt, remember, / And if thou wilt, forget.”

Question 3

The speaker repeats three lines with this to show they will not feel any pain once they have passed away

Answer 3

“I shall not”

Question 4

The speaker finishes the poem by stating that forgetting and moving on is part of life’s natural cycle

Answer 4

“Haply I may remember, / And haply may forget.”