Question

read the poem
eprise.\ geniuses of countless nations have told their love for generations till all their memorable phrases are common as goldenrod or daisies. their girls have glimmered like the moon, or shimmered like a summer moon, stood like a lily, fled like a fawn, now the sunset, now the dawn, here the princess in the tower there the sweet forbidden flower. darling, when i look at you every aged phrase is new, and there are moments when it seems ive married one of shakespeares dreams. ogden nash,
eprise\ look at the text in bold. what effect do the final rhymed couplets have on the poem? they show how the poet admires the way his loved one expresses her feelings and considers her as imaginative and eloquent as shakespeare. they reveal that, despite poking fun at the clichés of romantic poetry, the speaker finds fresh meaning in them when thinking about his loved one. they suggest that, despite critiquing clichéd romantic language, the poet uses it to convey his feelings for his beloved. they sum up various flowery descriptions that love poems through the ages have incorporated, and acknowledge all these turns of phrase can be traced back to shakespeare.

Explanation:

The poem mocks clichés but final couplets show new - found meaning in love context.

Answer:

They reveal that, despite poking fun at the clichés of romantic poetry, the speaker finds fresh meaning in them when thinking about his loved one.