Read the following poem carefully and answer the questions that follow:
I love you, my gentle one;
My love is the fresh milk in the rubindi
Which you drank on the wedding day;
My love is the butter we were smeared with
To seal fidelity into our hearts
You are the cattle-bird's egg.
For those who say you are wealthy;
You are the papyrus read of the lake;
Which they pull out with both hands.
And I sing for you with tears
Because you possess my heart.
I love you my gentle one.
The poem is an example of
A lyric poem expresses personal emotions and feelings, often about love. In this poem, the speaker directly expresses deep affection for “my gentle one,” using emotional and symbolic language (e.g., “You possess my heart”, “I love you”). This strong focus on personal emotion and love is a key feature of lyric poetry.
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