Question

I read the poem When I was fair and young and I need help answering the question can anyone help me.

Answer 1

well put the poem if and questions ill try

Answer 2

When I Was Fair and Young"

by Queen Elizabeth I circa 1585
When I was fair and young, then favor graced me.
Of many was I sought their mistriss for to be,
But I did scorn them all and answered them therefore:
Go, go, go, seek some other where, importune me no more.

How many weeping eyes I made to pine in woe,
How many sighing hearts I have not skill to show,

But I the prouder grew and still this spake therefore:
Go, go, go, seek some other where, importune me no more.

Then spake fair Venus' son, that brave victorious boy,
Saying: You dainty dame, for that you be so coy,
I will so pluck your plumes as you shall say no more:
Go, go, go, seek some other where, importune me no more.

As soon as he had said, such change grew in my breast
That neither night nor day I could take any rest.
Wherefore I did repent that I had said before:
Go, go, go, seek some other where, importune me no more.

Answer 3

Write the title of the text you have analyzed here:




List at least three examples of diction in the text that add to the overall tone. Explain how each word contributes to the emotional power of the piece.




List at least three examples of imagery in the text that add to the overall tone. Explain how each description contributes to the emotional power of the piece.




List the examples of important details the author chose to include. Explain how these details contribute to the emotional power of the piece.




List the examples of important details the author chose to omit. Explain how these missing details contribute to the emotional power of the piece.




Analyze the author’s use of syntax in this text. Are the sentences long or short? Does the author use punctuation to slow down the pace, or short phrases to quicken it? Explain how the sentence structure contributes to the emotional power of the piece.




Select a tone (or multiple tones) from the list of Tone Words. Explain why this tone is the best way to describe this text.

Answer 4

kk I need a few minutes to read through the poem and questions hope you dont mind

Answer 5

ok

Answer 6

Title of poem is when I was fair nd young I assume you knew that right?

Answer 7

yes

Answer 8

ok lets make this faster tell me which ones u havent answered or u want me to answer them all??

Answer 9

I need 2,4,5,6,7

Answer 10

ok could I have the list of tone words for question number 7 we will start there

Answer 11

u there??

Answer 12

yeah i cant find them

Answer 13

i found it

Answer 14

affectionate agitated ambivalent anxious
apathetic apologetic appreciative apprehensive
authoritative arrogant bewildered bitter
blunt bossy brusque candid
casual choleric coarse compassionate
conciliatory condescending confident consoling
contentious cynical dejected delightful
depressed derisive derogatory desperate
diabolic disappointed ecstatic effusive
empathetic encouraging enthusiastic expectant
facetious fatalistic foreboding frantic
frightened frustrated gleeful gloomy
grave greedy harsh haughty
hilarious hollow hopeless humble
humorous incisive incredulous indignant
introspective instructive ironic jocund
joyful lethargic lighthearted loud
manipulative melancholy mirthful miserable
mocking mournful nervous nostalgic
paranoid passive persuasive pleading
proud questioning relaxed reticent
romantic sarcastic sardonic scared
scornful seductive serene serious
sinister skeptical solemn soothing
stressful surprised suspicious sympathetic
tearful tender terse thoughtful
timorous uncaring uneasy uninterested
unhappy unsympathetic vibrant whimsical
wistful zealous

Answer 15

7) Tones are....regret,mornful,authoritative,unhappy,miserable are some of the tones of the poem. These tones are the best way to describe this poem because this poem is about her reminiscing when she was young and they show regret, and what she had a chance to get but lost and they also show her power and authority.

PS There are possibly more than one tone for this poem but its an opinion peice so choose what you can back up with reference to the poem.

Answer 16

thanks

Answer 17

no problemo now on to question 6

Answer 18

ok

Answer 19

6) I would say the sentences are predominantly short but there are however a few long ones. The author uses punctuation to slow down the pace of the poem which means we read it slowly and this contributes to the emotional power of the piece by building suspense and magnifying the emotional power.The length creates a rhythm and prevents tedium.
Her short sentences magnify the emotional power of the piece, holding up a vision of her overwhelming regret at not making the right choices when she was young, so the reader cannot look away and can sympathize with her.

Answer 20

you rock

Answer 21

thanks :) now time for question 5

Answer 22

ok

Answer 23

ok I noticed she didnt say a specific age in the entire poem or even say the number of men who came to court her.....do you notice anything else she omitted??

Answer 24

no

Answer 25

5) ok I would say she omitted telling us any figures of the number of men or her age and she even ommitted telling us specific names of men that came to court her to let our imagination run wild. With here being a queen we can then say its probably hundreads of men and this conveys through the piece that she was some sort of a valuable comodity in her time and that she was of great importance and great desire to men.

Answer 26

with her*

Answer 27

ok

Answer 28

I am going to copy question 2 and 4and the poem and paste them here to stop me scrolling up everytime hope u dont mind

Answer 29

ok

Answer 30

by Queen Elizabeth I circa 1585
When I was fair and young, then favor graced me.
Of many was I sought their mistriss for to be,
But I did scorn them all and answered them therefore:
Go, go, go, seek some other where, importune me no more.

How many weeping eyes I made to pine in woe,
How many sighing hearts I have not skill to show,

But I the prouder grew and still this spake therefore:
Go, go, go, seek some other where, importune me no more.

Then spake fair Venus' son, that brave victorious boy,
Saying: You dainty dame, for that you be so coy,
I will so pluck your plumes as you shall say no more:
Go, go, go, seek some other where, importune me no more.

As soon as he had said, such change grew in my breast
That neither night nor day I could take any rest.
Wherefore I did repent that I had said before:
Go, go, go, seek some other where, importune me no more.

Answer 31

4) List the examples of important details the author chose to include. Explain how these details contribute to the emotional power of the piece.

She included that this all happened when she was young which leads us to believe that it has stopped now that she is older, if u noticed she also named venus as an example this is meant to be a proof to us sort of like a way of saying she is not lying to us but is stating the truth.

Answer 32

thanks

Answer 33

are you still there?

Answer 34

yh Im still here just readint through the poem again

Answer 35

to be honestly I havent came across the word diction before......

Answer 36

i don't understand it

Answer 37

I dont know what diction means maybe u could explain it if you know it them ill be at a better position to help you

Answer 38

Diction
an author's word choice

Answer 39

@katiebugg1997 want to help us out??

oh btw what grade english is this @Bre_Monee

Answer 40

10th

Answer 41

ok

Answer 42

ok I am going to attempt to answer the question based on what u told me diction is

Answer 43

ok

Answer 44

http://grammar.about.com/od/d/g/disctionterm.htm this site explains what diction means...... so I would say an example of diction in the poem is "favor graced me" this once again illustrates her class and power.
a second one is "Go, go, go, seek some other where, importune me no more." this shows that she is very serious about wishing to be left alone......these are the only two I can think of.....not even sure if they are right...

Answer 45

Thanks very much

Answer 46

no problem