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Such wilt thou be to me, who must Like th"other foot, obliquely run; Thy firmness makes my circle just, And makes me end where I begun.
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Name the author of this poem.(1 point)
【正确答案】正确答案：John Donne.
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Discuss what the image is about.(2 points)
【正确答案】正确答案：The image is about a pair of compasses. Here Donne compares the. love between him and his wife with the two feet of the compasses. The author is like the foot that runs away and his wife is like the foot that stays at home. Though they may part for some time, their love would make him "end where[he]begun".
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The word "like" denotes the use of figure of speech, but in this case, the comparison is farfetched. Could you give similar examples in other poems?(2 points)
【正确答案】正确答案： This far-fetched comparison is called "conceit". Similar examples can be seen in Donne"s another poem "The Flea" , in which the flea is compared to love.