Stood like a lily, fled like a fawn,
Now the sunset, now the dawn,
Here the princess in the tower
There the sweet forbidden flower.
Darling, when I look at you
Every aged phrase is new,
And there are moments when it seems
I've married one of Shakespeare's dreams.
— Ogden Nash, "Reprise"
What effect do the final rhymed couplets have on the poem?
AThey show how the poet admires the way his loved one expresses her feelings and considers her as imaginative and eloquent as Shakespeare.
BThey sum up various flowery descriptions that love poems through the ages have incorporated, and acknowledge all these turns of phrase can be traced back to Shakespeare.
CThey suggest that, despite critiquing clichéd romantic language, the poet uses it to convey his feelings for his beloved.
DThey reveal that, despite poking fun at the clichés of romantic poetry, the speaker finds fresh meaning in them when thinking about his loved one.
Now the sunset, now the dawn,
Here the princess in the tower
There the sweet forbidden flower.
Darling, when I look at you
Every aged phrase is new,
And there are moments when it seems
I've married one of Shakespeare's dreams.
— Ogden Nash, "Reprise"
What effect do the final rhymed couplets have on the poem?
AThey show how the poet admires the way his loved one expresses her feelings and considers her as imaginative and eloquent as Shakespeare.
BThey sum up various flowery descriptions that love poems through the ages have incorporated, and acknowledge all these turns of phrase can be traced back to Shakespeare.
CThey suggest that, despite critiquing clichéd romantic language, the poet uses it to convey his feelings for his beloved.
DThey reveal that, despite poking fun at the clichés of romantic poetry, the speaker finds fresh meaning in them when thinking about his loved one.