Read the following poem carefully before you choose your answer.
Poca favilla gran fiamma seconda.— Dante1
Ogni altra cosa, ogni pensier va fore,
E sol ivi con voi rimansi amore.—Petrarca2
I loved you first: but afterwards your love
Outsoaring mine, sang such a loftier song
As drowned the friendly cooings of my dove.
Which owes the other most? my love was long,
(5) And yours one moment seemed to wax3 more strong;
I loved and guessed at you, you construed4 me
And loved me for what might or might not be—
Nay, weights and measures do us both a wrong.
For verily5 love knows not 'mine' or 'thine;'
(10) With separate 'I' and 'thou' free love has done,
For one is both and both are one in love:
Rich love knows nought of 'thine that is not mine;'
Both have the strength and both the length thereof,
Both of us, of the love which makes us one.
1 A small spark fosters a great flame.
2 Every other thing, every thought, goes off, and love alone remains there with you.
3 grow
4 interpreted
5 truly
The poet provides the epigraphs at the opening of the poem primarily to
Group of answer choices
engage the reader in the overall theme of the poem
offer a counterexample for the subject to be explored
pose a question that will be answered in the poem
suggest an alternative perspective on the subject to be explored
warn the reader of a perspective with historical roots
QUESTION TWO
Read the following poem carefully before you choose your answer.
Poca favilla gran fiamma seconda.— Dante1
Ogni altra cosa, ogni pensier va fore,
E sol ivi con voi rimansi amore.—Petrarca2
I loved you first: but afterwards your love
Outsoaring mine, sang such a loftier song
As drowned the friendly cooings of my dove.
Which owes the other most? my love was long,
(5) And yours one moment seemed to wax3 more strong;
I loved and guessed at you, you construed4 me
And loved me for what might or might not be—
Nay, weights and measures do us both a wrong.
For verily5 love knows not 'mine' or 'thine;'
(10) With separate 'I' and 'thou' free love has done,
For one is both and both are one in love:
Rich love knows nought of 'thine that is not mine;'
Both have the strength and both the length thereof,
Both of us, of the love which makes us one.
1 A small spark fosters a great flame.
2 Every other thing, every thought, goes off, and love alone remains there with you.
3 grow
4 interpreted
5 truly
Which line or lines from the poem best support the idea set forth in Dante's quotation in the epigraph?
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Lines 1 and 2
Lines 3 and 12
Lines 5 and 6
Lines 7 and 8
Lines 10 and 14