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)
Which of the following is NOT one of the images used in the poem?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Eye
An image is a picture that the poet makes with words.
- This poem uses pictures from nature. The speaker calls the beloved whatever “a moon has always meant”.
- The poem also speaks of a sun and of “a tree called life”.
- But the poem never speaks of an eye. So the eye is not one of its images.
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 2: Tree — Incorrect. True in the poem: The poem speaks of “a tree called life”. Its root, bud and sky are named too.
Option 3: Sun — Incorrect. True in the poem: The poem says the beloved is whatever “a sun will always sing”.
Option 4: Moon — Incorrect. True in the poem: The poem says the beloved is whatever “a moon has always meant”.