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A love tested by time and trial is a kind of love that will last a lifetime. The”Love Poem” is a story of young lovers with opposite personalities. As copper, the woman can be concluded as delicate and gentle yet unstable. Love for her was more of attraction than emotion. On the other hand, the man being described as bruised thumb can be concluded to have a violent, reckless and immature personality. However, despite the differences they had, the chemistry between them ignited the love they had for each other and kept that flame of love burning.
What they had was a love so rare and valuable. They were driven by their instinct like animals and were willing to show off their love. It was a passionate kind of love they shared as young and carefree people. Through symbolism, Love Poem narrated an example of the kind of love experienced by young people. It is common for them to be controlled by emotions and the passion they feel without even considering the consequences of what love would bring into their lives. It can also be seen from the poem that at their young age, the man did not take their relationship seriously unlike the woman who made it her “religion” that means she was came to the point of almost worshipping the man she has loved all her life.
There was even a sexual connotation of their love and that it was somewhat a source of forbidden pleasure for them. This is how young love often goes- wild and free. On the contrary, not all young love succeeds. There are cases where they get a tragic ending due to careless decisions, and oftentimes, young couples are just driven by passion and emotion. Fortunately, for the young couple, they were able to overcome the differences in their personalities and still ended up together. The trials and difficulties they went through served as a challenge for them to make their love stronger and worth keeping.
It was a kind of love tested by oddities and got matured through time and worth celebrating. The credit could be given to the woman in this poem as she was the one who exerted more effort and emotion in keeping the love alive.
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