FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
EDMUND SPENSER
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Question
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She asks him to keep trying so that she can see her name written in the sand.
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She says it is pointless because, just as she will die someday, her name will be wiped out and forgotten
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She scolds him for doing such a ridiculous thing
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She praises his efforts for immortalizing her name.
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Detailed explanation-1: -She’s telling him that his gesture will never work, that he’s being proud in thinking that his writing is more powerful than the forces of nature. He’s trying in vain-or uselessly-to make her name immortal, when in fact it’s mortal (it will die).
Detailed explanation-2: -The speaker says that his verse will “eternize” all of his girl’s virtues, and that it will write her name in the heavens, not in the sand. His poetry will be so awesome that it will make her immortal, basically.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Immortalizing Power of Poetry The poem’s speaker wants his beloved to be remembered forever, even as she argues that such notions are vain and pointless; she’s a human being, and as such her name and memory will one day disappear along with her mortal body.
Detailed explanation-4: -The poet speaks of his trying to immortalize the woman he loves by writing her name in the sand. He tries to challenge nature, or God, by trying to write her name in a place that is only going to disappear each time.