Read the poem and answer the following question.
i carry your heart with me(i carry it in
my heart)i am never without it(anywhere
i go you go,my dear;and whatever is done
by only me is your doing,my darling)
i fear
no fate(for you are my fate,my sweet)i want
no world(for beautiful you are my world,my true)
and it’s you are whatever a moon has always meant
and whatever a sun will always sing is you
here is the deepest secret nobody knows
(here is the root of the root and the bud of the bud
and the sky of the sky of a tree called life;which grows
higher than soul can hope or mind can hide)
and this is the wonder that’s keeping the stars apart
i carry your heart(i carry it in my heart)
The tone of the speaker throughout the poem is best described as
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → tender and adoring
Tone is the feeling in the speaker’s voice.
- Tender means gentle and loving. Adoring means loving someone very deeply.
- The speaker uses soft words for the beloved, like “my dear” and “my darling”.
- The beloved is called “my world” and “my fate”. Every line is full of love and care.
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: anxious and uncertain — Incorrect. Contradicted: Anxious means worried. The speaker is not worried about anything. The poem says “i fear no fate”.
Option 3: proud and boastful — Incorrect. Wrong focus: Boastful means praising oneself. All the praise in the poem goes to the beloved. Even the speaker’s own actions are called “your doing”.
Option 4: cool and detached — Incorrect. Opposite meaning: Detached means showing no feeling. The speaker is full of feeling and carries the beloved’s heart everywhere.