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WAEC - Literature In English (2024 - No. 27)

UNSEEN POETRY

Read the poem and answer the question

My heart was in fearful flight

Pursued by Cupid, arrow poised

Waiting for my flight's end

When I'd turn about

Or I'd fall supine

My fleeing heart to pierce

Enslave or enthrall and ravish hopeless

So, I'm pining and pining away

For you high up there have perched

Out of reach of my now yearning 

Which was why my heart'd been fleeing

From cupid's poised arrow

UNSEEN POETRY

Read the poem and answer the question

My heart was in fearful flight

Pursued by Cupid, arrow poised

Waiting for my flight's end

When I'd turn about

Or I'd fall supine

My fleeing heart to pierce

Enslave or enthrall and ravish hopeless

So, I'm pining and pining away

For you high up there have perched

Out of reach of my now yearning 

Which was why my heart'd been fleeing

From cupid's poised arrow

UNSEEN POETRY

Read the poem and answer the question

My heart was in fearful flight

Pursued by Cupid, arrow poised

Waiting for my flight's end

When I'd turn about

Or I'd fall supine

My fleeing heart to pierce

Enslave or enthrall and ravish hopeless

So, I'm pining and pining away

For you high up there have perched

Out of reach of my now yearning 

Which was why my heart'd been fleeing

From cupid's poised arrow

The poem is about
unforgettable
sacrificial
unrequited
selfish

Explanation

The poem describes a speaker whose heart is fleeing from Cupid’s arrow, which symbolizes love. However, later in the poem, the speaker expresses deep yearning for someone who remains "high up there," out of reach—suggesting that their love is not returned (unrequited love).

Phrases like “pining and pining away” indicate longing and suffering due to love that is not reciprocated. The imagery of Cupid’s arrow suggests love's pursuit, but the speaker’s initial fear and later yearning show that they are in love with someone who does not return their feelings.

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