How much shall I love her?
For life, or not long?
“Not long.”
Alas! When forget her?
In years, or by June?
“By June.”
And whom woo I after?
No one, or a throng?
“A throng.”
Of these shall I wed one
Long hence, or quite soon?
“Quite soon.”
And which will my bride be?
The right or the wrong?
“The wrong.”
And my remedy – what kind?
Wealth-wove, or earth-hewn?
“Earth-hewn.”
I choose this poem because it sounds very cute and lovely but tragic if you understand this poem. I like the way of how author used the echoes in this poem. I privately interpret this poem and found out that the person in this poem is going to marry what he didn’t expect it to be. I think he has someone he truly loves but the lady who he is marrying is not the one that he loves. Maybe some other people like his parent are forcing him to marry with this lady. It shows that he is worrying what he should do and decides to forget his lover. This poem sounds one side of drama which is very tragic fate.
1. What do you think this poem is about?
2. Why do you think the author used echoes in his poem?
3. What will be the relationship between the title and the poem?
