FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
EDMUND SPENSER
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Question
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“To die in dust, but you shall live by fame:My verse, your virtues rare shall eternize, And in the heavens write your glorious name. Where whenas death shall all the world subdue, Our love shall live, and later life renew."Why does the speaker say that his beloved’s name, as well as their love, will last forever?
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Because he has written about them in his poetry.
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Because they have become famous.
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Because songs about her virtues will be sung throughout eternity.
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Because the heavens will declare her glorious name.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -His beloved will “live by fame, ” the speaker says, meaning that through the power of poetry her name will be remembered by generations to come. In this way, their love will live forever, “renewing” each time someone reads this very poem.
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