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 line “and this is the wonder that’s keeping the stars apart” suggests that the speaker sees love as
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → a force as great as the one that holds the universe in order
The speaker calls love “the wonder” that keeps “the stars apart”.
- A wonder here means something amazing that we cannot fully explain.
- The stars stay in their places in the sky. Some great power keeps them there.
- The speaker says this love is that power.
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 2: a fact that can be proved by watching the stars — Incorrect. Opposite meaning: The poem calls love “the deepest secret nobody knows”. A secret that nobody knows cannot be proved by watching the sky.
Option 3: a feeling that keeps the two lovers far apart — Incorrect. Misread: The word “apart” is about the stars, not the lovers. The lovers are never apart. The speaker carries the beloved’s heart everywhere.
Option 4: a mystery that the speaker is afraid to face — Incorrect. Contradicted: Love is a mystery in the poem. But the speaker is not afraid. The poem says “i fear no fate”.