Wedding Eve

(Wedding Eve by Evereit Standa)

Should i

Or should I not

Take the Oath to love

For ever

This person I know little about?.

Does she love me,

Or my car,

Or my future,

Which I know little about?,

Will she continue to love me,

When the future she saw in me,

Crumbles and fades into nothing,

Leaving the naked me,

To love without hope?,

Will the smile she wears,

Last through the hazards to come,

When fate strikes,

Across the dreams of tomorrow?

Or will she,

Like a clever passenger in a faulty plane,

Wear her life jacket,

And jump out to save her life,

Leaving me to crash into the unknown,

What magic can I use,

To see what lies beneath,

Her angle face and well knit hair,

To see her hopes and dreams,

Before I take the oath,

To love forever,

We are both wise chess players,

She make a move,

I make a move,

And we trap each other in our secret dreams,

Hoping to win against each other.

            (a)       (i)          With a reason identify the persona in the poem?.                                              

            (ii)       In your own words explain what the poem is about.              

            (iii)      Identify and illustrate three stylistic devices used in the poem.           

            (iv) Describe the persona`s attitude towards marriage.                       

            (v)       Explain the meaning of the following lines as used in the poem.   

                                                -Her angle face,

                                                -We are both wise chess players,

                                                -Like a clever passenger in a faulty plane.