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WAEC SSCE - Literature In English - 2005 (Objective)

Question 1 Report

UNSEEN PROSE AND POETRY

Read the passage below and answer the question

Tell me not (sweet) I am unkinde,
That from the Nunnerie
of thy chaste breast and quiet minde,
To warre and Armes I flie.

True, a new Mistresse now I chase,
The first Foe in the field;
And with a stronger faith imbrace,
A Sword, a Horse, a Shield.
Yet this Inconstancy is such,
As you too shall adore;
I could not love thee (Deare) so much,
Lov'd I not Honour more.

The theme of the poem is the pursuit of
Answer Details
The theme of the poem is the pursuit of honour. The speaker declares that they are leaving the woman they love for the pursuit of war and arms, but it is not an act of unkindness. Instead, the pursuit of honour is the higher priority for the speaker. The last line of the poem sums it up, "I could not love thee (Deare) so much, Lov'd I not Honour more."
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