Timeless Love and the Limitations of Mortality

          Had we but world enough, and time
          This coyness, lady, was no crime.
          We would sit down and think which way
          To walk and pass our long love’s day.
          Thou by the Indian Gange’s side
          Shouldst rubies find; I by the tide
          Of Humber would complain. I would
          Love you ten years before the Flood.
          And you should; if you please, refuse
          Till conversation of the jaws.
          My vegetable love should grow
          Vaster than empires, and more slow;
           A hundred years should go to praise
           Thine eyes and on thy forehead gaze
           Two hundred to adore each breast,
           But thirty-thousand to the rest.

QUESTIONS

(i) Explain how rhythm has been achieved in the poem. (3 marks)
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(ii) Assume you are performing this poem to an audience, in which ways would you enliven your presentation? (4 marks)
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(iii) How would you say the following lines in the poem 
             “Thine eyes and on thy forehead gaze 
                Two hundred to adore each breast.   (3 marks)
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MORE QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS

1. What is the speaker’s perspective on time and its impact on their love?
   Answer: The speaker believes that if they had unlimited time, their love would not be hindered by any constraints. They express a desire to spend a significant amount of time with their beloved.
2. Where does the speaker envision themselves and their beloved finding treasures?
   Answer: The speaker envisions themselves finding rubies by the Indian Ganges river, while they imagine their beloved finding something to complain about by the Humber River.
3. How long does the speaker claim to have loved their beloved?
   Answer: The speaker claims to have loved their beloved ten years before the Flood, indicating a deep and enduring love.
4. What condition does the speaker propose for their beloved to refuse their love?
   Answer: The speaker suggests that their beloved can refuse their love until the conversation of their jaws, implying that they can reject them until the end of time.
5. How does the speaker describe the growth of their love?
   Answer: The speaker describes their love as a “vegetable love” that would grow vaster than empires but at a slow pace. They emphasize the longevity and immense devotion they would have for their beloved, with an extended period dedicated to praising their eyes and forehead, and an even longer time devoted to adoring their breasts.