Question

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.

In one paragraph of at least three to five sentences, analyze the tone and imagery used in the lines. Identify the mood the author intended to create with this imagery, as well as the connotations used in the words "vain," "endless rue," and "oh." Use proper spelling and grammar.

Answer 1

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Answer 2

In the first two stanzas he is saying that someone warned him about falling in love, but that he was twenty-one and didn't listen.

In the last stanza he is saying that by the time he was twenty-two, he had fallen in love and found that although love was not given in vain (for no reason), it caused unending regret (endless rue). And "Oh", the man was right.... i just dont know if im correct

Answer 3

The whole quote from the man who spoke starts at the third stanza and ends at the sixth stanza. Here is the whole quote from what the man said:

"'The heart out of the bosom
Was never given in vain;
'Tis paid with sighs a plenty
And sold for endless rue.'"

To rephrase the idea in simpler terms, love has a price.

Answer 4

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