Here is the poem and i have to answer ?'s for it. But i really dont get the poem. Help?
If thou must love me, let it be for nought
Except for love's sake only. Do not say
"I love her for her smile--her look--her way
Of speaking gently,--for a trick of thought
That falls in well with mine, and certes* brought * certainly
A sense of pleasant ease on such a day"--
For these things in themselves, Beloved, may
Be changed, or change for thee,--and love, so wrought,
May be unwrought so. Neither love me for
Thine own dear pity's wiping my cheeks dry,--
A creature might forget to weep, who bore
Thy comfort long, and lose thy love thereby!
But love me for love's sake, that evermore
Thou mayst love on, through love's eternity.
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Question 1
What does the speaker request she be loved for?
For eternity’s sake.
For his sake.
For goodness sake.
For love’s sake.
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Question 2
Why does the speaker say that love can be unwrought?
Because his feelings might change when he truly gets to know her on the inside.
Because his feelings might change when her good looks go away.
Because he might form feelings of pity for her.
Because love never lasts.
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Question 3
What is the speaker in the poem asking her beloved to do?
She’s asking him to grow old with her.
She’s asking him to love her fully for who she is on the inside and not just the outside.
She’s asking him to be her friend.
She’s asking him not to love her.
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Question 4
Which one of the following is NOT one of the things she asks to not be loved for?
Her smile.
Her looks.
Her personality.
The way she speaks.
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Question 5
Why does she make the previous request?
Because looks can fade.
Because she was over 40 when she wrote the poem.
Because she was physically unattractive.
Because he didn’t know what she looked like yet.
Thanks so much.. I really don't get some poems sometimes..
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