PLEASE READ THE PASSAGE
Love gives naught but itself and takes naught but from itself.
Love possesses not nor would it be possessed;
For love is sufficient unto love.
When you love you should not say, ‘God is in my heart,’ but rather, ‘I am in the heart of God.’5
And think not you can direct the course of love, for love, if it finds you worthy, directs your course.
Love has no other desire but to fulfill itself.
But if you love and must needs have desires, let these be your desires:
To melt and be like a running brook that sings its melody to the night.10
To know the pain of too much tenderness.
To be wounded by your own understanding of love;
And to bleed willingly and joyfully.
To wake at dawn with a winged heart and give thanks for another day of loving;
To rest at the noon hour and meditate love’s ecstasy;15
To return home at eventide with gratitude;
And then to sleep with a prayer for the beloved in your heart and a song of praise upon your lips.
To rest at the noon hour and meditate love’s ecstasy;
In this line from the passage, the word meditate suggests
Aresting in the afternoon.
Btaking a break from love.
Csleeping the rest of the day.
Dreflecting upon the joys of love.
2)
Love gives naught but itself and takes naught but from itself.
Love possesses not nor would it be possessed;
For love is sufficient unto love.
What personality trait would you give to Love based on these lines from the selection?
Abeautiful
Bdangerous
Cpossessive
Dunselfish
3)
Love possesses not nor would it be possessed;
And think not you can direct the course of love, for love, if it finds you worthy, directs your course.
What inference can you make from the comparison of lines two and five?
ALove will ensure that God is in your heart.
BLove is a valued possession for those worthy of love.
CYou will be the guide if your life is filled with love.
DWith love, you are not in charge; you cannot own or lead it.
4)
In line 2 of the passage, how is love interpreted by the phrase possesses not?
ALove is greedy.
BLove is selfish.
CLove is selfless.
DLove is materialistic.
5)
Which emotion is personified in this poem?
Ajoy
Blove
Cpain
Dtenderness
6)
Which statement BEST states the theme of this poem?
AAnyone can fall in love.
BLove is risky and should be avoided.
CLove causes people to become irrational.
DLove is the greatest of all human experiences.
Love gives naught but itself and takes naught but from itself.
Love possesses not nor would it be possessed;
For love is sufficient unto love.
When you love you should not say, ‘God is in my heart,’ but rather, ‘I am in the heart of God.’5
And think not you can direct the course of love, for love, if it finds you worthy, directs your course.
Love has no other desire but to fulfill itself.
But if you love and must needs have desires, let these be your desires:
To melt and be like a running brook that sings its melody to the night.10
To know the pain of too much tenderness.
To be wounded by your own understanding of love;
And to bleed willingly and joyfully.
To wake at dawn with a winged heart and give thanks for another day of loving;
To rest at the noon hour and meditate love’s ecstasy;15
To return home at eventide with gratitude;
And then to sleep with a prayer for the beloved in your heart and a song of praise upon your lips.
To rest at the noon hour and meditate love’s ecstasy;
In this line from the passage, the word meditate suggests
Love gives naught but itself and takes naught but from itself.
Love possesses not nor would it be possessed;
For love is sufficient unto love.
What personality trait would you give to Love based on these lines from the selection?
Love possesses not nor would it be possessed;
And think not you can direct the course of love, for love, if it finds you worthy, directs your course.
What inference can you make from the comparison of lines two and five?
In line 2 of the passage, how is love interpreted by the phrase possesses not?
Which emotion is personified in this poem?
Which statement BEST states the theme of this poem?
