Question

"A Valentine"

by Edgar Allan Poe

For her this rhyme is penned whose luminous eyes,
Brightly expressive as the twins of Leda,
Shall find her own sweet name, that nestling lies
Upon the page, enwrapped from every reader.
Search narrowly the lines!óthey hold a treasure
Divineóa talismanóan amulet
That must be worn at heart. Search well the measureó
The wordsóthe syllables! Do not forget
The trivialest point, or you may lose your labor
And yet there is in this no Gordian knot
Which one might not undo without a sabre,
If one could merely comprehend the plot.
Enwritten upon the leaf where now are peering
Eyes scintillating soul, there lie perdus
Three eloquent words oft uttered in the hearing
Of poets, by poetsóas the name is a poet's, too,
Its letters, although naturally lying
Like the knight PintoóMendez Ferdinandoó
Still form a synonym for TruthóCease trying!
You will not read the riddle, though you do the best you can do.


What element from the poem do treasure, talisman, and three eloquent words refer to?
"I despise you"
"I love you"
The Valentine's love
The Valentine's name

Answer 1

I believe that the correct answer is the last option. In the poem “ A Valentine” by Edgar Allan Poe the element from the poem to which words treasure, talisman, and three eloquent words refer is the Valentine's name. This poem represents a riddle to which the answer is the Valentine’s name, as its stated in the lines: “For her this rhyme is penned whose luminous eyes,/Brightly expressive as the twins of Leda,/Shall find her own sweet name, that nestling lies/ … You will not read the riddle, though you do the best you can do.”