Analysis

Stanza 1:

I beleive that the main message of the first stanza is that true love can seem close, but be so far, and that the meeting of true love can be the end of a life-long wondering. The first two lines for a sentence. This sentence is “O Mistress mine, where are you roaming? O stay and hear! your true-love’s coming.” I believe that the meaning of this sentence is that love does not always come to you; sometimes you have to go to it. The next three lines conjoin into one sentence as well. This sentence is: That can sing both high and low; Trip no further, pretty sweeting, Journeys end in lovers’ meeting.” I perceive this line to mean that love is beautiful, thus symbolized by the phrase “can sing both high and low.” The sentence also shows me that love can be the end of a journey of wandering.

 

Stanza 2:

I beleive that the main message of the second stanza is that love makes people happy and is very beautiful, although it is like a road of the unknown. Also, love is strongest in youth, and may not last long. The first one in the stanza is “Present mirth hath present laughter.” This means that love is full of amusement and happiness, accompanied by laughter. The next two lines form one corresponding sentence, which is “What’s to come is still unsure: In delay there lies no plenty.” I believe that this means that if you procrastinate, a do not “seize the day,” and make the most of what you have, you will not have much. The next line, which is “Then come kiss me, Sweet-and-twenty,” means that love is best , and thus more sweet, in youth. The very last line of the stanza is “Youth’s a stuff will not endure.” This means that youth will not last long, although  it is great.

 

Figurative Language: 

Personification: True-love’s coming that can sing both high and low;

I think that this peice of figurative language shows that love is beautiful. I think that in this example of personification is giving beautiful and rare human qualities to true love. I think that this peice of figurative language is being used to show that true love has rare, yet beautiful, abilities. 

 

Tone:

I think that the tone of the poem is sweet, happy and positive. There are many quotes in the text that prove this. These quotes include: "O stay and hear! your true-love’s coming that can sing both high and low," "Trip no further, pretty sweeting, journeys end in lovers’ meeting," " Present mirth hath present laughter" and "Then come kiss me, Sweet-and-twenty." All of these quotes are happy, positive and romantic. Thus, they reflect the tone of the text. 

 

Mood: 

I think that the mood of this text is positive and happy. I beleive this to be true becuase when I read this poem, I feel happy and have a more positive outlook on life. I think that this was what the author intended to portray. Also, there are many quotes in the text that porve this, including "O stay and hear! your true-love’s coming that can sing both high and low," "Trip no further, pretty sweeting, journeys end in lovers’ meeting," " Present mirth hath present laughter" and "Then come kiss me, Sweet-and-twenty.