2. Which term best describes the rhyming in lines 13 and 14, "Let maps to other, worlds on worlds have shown,/ Let us possess one world, each hath one, and is one"?
(a) Slant rhyme.
(b) Identical rhyme.
(c) Eye rhyme.
(d) True rhyme.

3. What do the poem's final three lines suggest is true about the speaker's and his lover's relationship?
(a) Their relationship already feels as if it has gone on forever.
(b) He wishes that she would give as much to the relationship as he does.
(c) Because they love and give an equal amount, their love is immortal.
(d) The power of their love can overcome any real-world obstacles.

4. Where does the poet describe what the lovers see in one another's faces?
(a) Line 16, "true plain hearts."
(b) Line 17, "better hemispheres."
(c) Line 18, "sharp north" and "declining west."
(d) Line 13, "worlds on worlds."

5. Which word in lines 15-18 is meant to contrast the impermanent nature of life outside the lovers' relationship with the eternal nature of their love?
(a) "Plain" (line 16).
(b) "Rest" (line 16).
(c) "Sharp" (line 18).
(d) "Declining" (line 18).

Short Answer Questions

1. Lines 12-14, "Let sea-discoverers to new worlds have gone,/ Let maps to other, worlds on worlds have shown,/ Let us possess one world, each hath one, and is one," contain an example of which technique?

2. Line 10, "For love, all love of other sights controls," contains an example of which technique?

3. What kind of fear is the speaker referring to in line 9?

4. Which term describes this poem most accurately?

5. What is the literal meaning of the poem's title?

(see the answer key)

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