Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
Help with identifying the mood in this poem
Hi, I am just new to this studying poetry. I am suppossed to answer some questions regarding "Your Love, Dear Man, Is as Lovely to Me" translated by John L Foster
this is it
Your love, dear man, is as lovely to me
As sweet soothing oil to the limbs of the restless,
As clean ritual robes to the flesh of Gods,
As fragrance of incense to one coming home
Hot from the smells of the street.
It is like nipple-berries ripe in the hand,
Like the tang of grainmeal mingled with beer,
Like wine to the palate when taken with white bread.
While unhurried days come and go,
Let us turn to each other in quiet affection,
Walk in peace to the edge of old age.
And I shall be with you each unhurried day,
A woman given her wish: to see
For a lifetime the face of her lord.
I am having trouble deciding what mood this poem is. I dont expect to just copy what someone posts here, I want to know HOW to do this. I was thinking that the female character is appreciative of her love...the man, but I dont know.
Any help would be great
thank you
this is it
Your love, dear man, is as lovely to me
As sweet soothing oil to the limbs of the restless,
As clean ritual robes to the flesh of Gods,
As fragrance of incense to one coming home
Hot from the smells of the street.
It is like nipple-berries ripe in the hand,
Like the tang of grainmeal mingled with beer,
Like wine to the palate when taken with white bread.
While unhurried days come and go,
Let us turn to each other in quiet affection,
Walk in peace to the edge of old age.
And I shall be with you each unhurried day,
A woman given her wish: to see
For a lifetime the face of her lord.
I am having trouble deciding what mood this poem is. I dont expect to just copy what someone posts here, I want to know HOW to do this. I was thinking that the female character is appreciative of her love...the man, but I dont know.
Any help would be great
thank you
Top answer
I don't know what you mean by 'mood'-- it is simply a love poem.
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I don't know what you mean by 'mood'-- it is simply a love poem.
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i analyzed this poem not too long ago! You can tell that the woman obviously loves the man very much and is comparing him (simile) to all these wonderful things she's imagining. The word "unhurried" is repeated twice which contributes to the mood as well as all the period and commas which, when you read it, will make the poem slower. What do you think the mood is from that?
Hope this helps.
Hope this helps.
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