Listen to and read three poems about love. • Answer the questions alongside each poem. SONNET My mistress’ eyes are nothing

Sonnet1 It signals that some words or parts of words are contracted for the sake of rhythm. This often happens in a poem. The full form is “damasked”.2 The woman.3 “Compare” is a noun by function here (the preposition “with” is the indicator here).4 The lines are rhymed according to the following pattern ABAB CDCD EFEFGG.5 They contain the message, for example, the idea the author wanted to share with the readers.A Red, Red Rose.1 “Luve” is ScotE for “love”. Other cases are “bonnic”, “gang” (go), “weel” (well).2 “Till all the seas”. Other cases are “o’life” (of life), “tho” (though). They are contracted for rhythm and to give a pleasant sound.3 ABCB; lines A and C often contain a repetition, for example, in verses 1 and 4 “O, my luve is”, in verse 3 “my dear”.4 The repetition of such sounds as [w], [1], [aij, (i) (alliteration). From “The Light that Failed”.1 “She would have none of my great poses” - “pose” especially in BrE behaviour by which someone pretends to behave like a fashionable, rich, intelligent, etc. person in order to make other people notice them or admire them. The line may mean “She wasn’t interested in my attempts to impress her”.2 It obviously means “heavenly love”, a love that does not exist.3 АAВВ CCDD EEFF