Question

11 i do not love you as if you were salt - rose, or topaz, or the arrow of carnations the fire shoots off. i love you as certain dark things are to be loved, secret, between the shadow and the soul. 15 i love you as the plant that never blooms but carries in itself the light of hidden flowers; thanks to your love, a certain solid fragrance, risen from the earth, lives darkly in my body. i love you without knowing how, or when, or from where. i love you straightforwardly, without complexities or pride; so i love you because i know no other way than this: where i does not exist, nor you, so close that your hand on my chest is my hand, so close that your eyes close as i fall asleep. from 100 love sonnets: cien sonetos de amor by pablo neruda, translated by stephen tapscott. copyright © pablo neruda 1959 and fundación pablo neruda, copyright © 1986 by the university of texas press. by permission of the publisher. 2. part b: which line from the poem best supports the answer to part a? a. \i love you as certain dark things are to be loved\ (line 3) b. \i love you as the plant that never blooms\ (line 5) c. \i love you without knowing how, or when, or from where\ (line 9) d. \where i does not exist, nor you\ (line 12)

Explanation:

To answer this, one must understand the themes and ideas in the poem. The answer to Part A (not shown) likely relates to a particular concept about the nature of the speaker's love. Line 3 emphasizes a deep - seated, almost hidden love similar to how certain dark things are loved, which could support an answer about the unique and profound nature of the love. Lines 5, 9, and 12 do not as directly support a common interpretation of the nature of the love as line 3 does.

Answer:

A. "I love you as certain dark things are to be loved" (Line 3)