Question

Read the poem below and answer the questions that follow. MY TRUE-LOVE HATH MY HEART My true-love hath my heart, and I have his, By just exchange one for another given: I hold his dear and mine he cannot miss There never was a better bargain driven: My true-love hath my heart, and I have his. His heart in me keeps him and me in one, My heart in him his thoughts and senses guides: He loves my heart, for once it was his own, I cherish his because in me it bides: My true-love hath my heart, and I have his Questions Identify seven pairs of rhyming words in the poem. (7mks) Describe the rhyme scheme of the poem. (3mks) Explain any three sound patterns used in the poem. (9mks) Which intonation would you use to recite the last line of the poem? Explain your answer. (2mks) Identify the persona in the poem. (2mks) Explain briefly what the poem is about. (3mks) Explain any figure of speech used in the poem. (3mks) Give four ways in which rhythm is achieved in the above poem. (4mks)

Answer 1

Question;- Identify seven pairs of rhyming words in the poem.

Answer;-  1) Guides, bides; 2)sight, light; 3)heart,smart ; 4) his,bliss; 5)His,miss; 6)driven, given; 7)sought,vow.

Question;- Describe the rhyme scheme of the poem.

Answer;- Sir Philip Sidney's poem "My True Love Hath My Heart" is written in iambic pentameter. (This is the rhythm.) This means that there are ten syllables per line, and that the stress rests on every other syllable.A rhyme scheme is a pattern of rhyme: a rhyme is created with the last word of each line.

Question;- Explain any three sound patterns used in the poem.

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