Question

Was never given in vain;
'Tis paid with sighs a plenty
And sold for endless rue.'
And I am two-and-twenty,
And oh, 'tis true, 'tis true.

Answer 1

Need help analyzing the tone and imagery in the stanza T^T

Answer 2

This is the whole poem: "When I Was One-and-Twenty," by A.E. Housman

When I was one-and-twenty
I heard a wise man say,
'Give crowns and pound and guineas
But not your heart away;

Give pearls away and rubies
But keep your fancy free.'
But I was one-and twenty,
No use to talk to me.

When I was one-and-twenty
I heard him say again,
'The heart out of the bosom
Was never given in vain;
'Tis paid with sighs a plenty
And sold for endless rue.'
And I am two-and-twenty,
And oh, 'tis true, 'tis true.

Answer 3

Hmm....

Answer 4

What do you need to find in the poem?

Answer 5

@help123please. need help analyzing the tone and imagery in the last stanza in this: Was never given in vain;
'Tis paid with sighs a plenty
And sold for endless rue.'
And I am two-and-twenty,
And oh, 'tis true, 'tis true.

Answer 6

@help123please. thanks for coming to help buddy ^O^

Answer 7

YW.

Answer 8

Tone is how the author approaches the subject.

Answer 9

Let me read the whole thing again.

Answer 10

@help123please. The poem is about a man who is twenty one who got advice from a wise man, telling him to spend money and give things away, except for your heart. The man didn't listen, but when he turned twenty two the man repeated the same thing to him, and he figures out that the advice he got was true, and pretty good advice.

Answer 11

Indeed. I can se that. Look.
http://wheniwasoneandtwenty.blogspot.com/2010/03/meaning-of-when-i-was-one-and-twenty.html

Answer 12

@help123please. lol looks like I just wasted our time then XD so the tone for the last lines, Was never given in vain;
'Tis paid with sighs a plenty
And sold for endless rue.'
And I am two-and-twenty,
And oh, 'tis true, 'tis true.

Answer 13

I can't figure out if it's happy, or sad, or excited, or anything >.>

Answer 14

It's regretful.

Answer 15

@help123please. I was just gonna say acknowledged, but u my friend just happen to be smarter than me xD

Answer 16

Lawl. I'm not,but that's what I think the tone is.

Answer 17

@help123please. I agree with u :D now all I need help with is the imagery, the hard part >.<

Answer 18

Kay. Let's see.

Answer 19

I'm thinking...

Answer 20

@help123please. lol its the hardest part XD take ur time :) Im gonna try too :)

Answer 21

Kk:)

Answer 22

@love_jessika15
Perhaps you can provide Char with assistance?

Answer 23

@help123please. :)

Answer 24

123 :D

Answer 25

Hai thar:)

Answer 26

@help123please. hello again XD

Answer 27

Imagery
anything that appeals to our senses: sight, taste, touch, sound, and smell

Answer 28

Yesh. One sec, I'm thinking. LAWL.

Answer 29

@help123please. me too XD *brain freeze* >.>

Answer 30

XD
And this time,it's not ice cream's fault.

Answer 31

@help123please. bahaahah XD

Answer 32

using imagery makes the audience visualize specific things :)

Answer 33

thanks for the medal! :D

Answer 34

You're quite welcome. :)

Answer 35

@help123please. :D thinking about imagery, we can solve the problem by thinking about which sense the poet wants us to use when reading that last stanza :3 Taste
Touch
Sight
Sound
Smell

Answer 36

not taste thats for sure XD

Answer 37

sound! :D

Answer 38

Hmm.

Answer 39

because he's talking about listening to the old man :D

Answer 40

I think O_O

Answer 41

Lawl. Ummm. Let's see...

Answer 42

Not smell or touch...

Answer 43

XD

Answer 44

So you said you're supposed to find imagery in the last stanza ONLY?

Answer 45

@help123please. in: Was never given in vain;
'Tis paid with sighs a plenty
And sold for endless rue.'
And I am two-and-twenty,
And oh, 'tis true, 'tis true.

Answer 46

@help123please. and Im suppose to analyze it :)

Answer 47

KK.
Sound,maybe.

Answer 48

You can hear the author 'sighing' regretfully,no?

Answer 49

@help123please. yeah :D and u can hear the man talking to him, saying those words :3

Answer 50

Yesh!

Answer 51

So,sound it is:D

Answer 52

@help123please. oh yeah ~(*O*)~

Answer 53

@help123please. *hugs* (>^_^)> THANKS SO MUCH!

Answer 54

LOL YW:)

Answer 55

@help123please. wish I could give more than a medal T^T

Answer 56

Lawl, a medal will suffice :D
No worries, 'twas my pleasure:)

Answer 57

@help123please. thanks so much again TOT

Answer 58

You're welcome:)

Answer 59

@charlotte123 can you post the paragraph that you did for this