When was it published?

March 16, 1912 in The Eureka Sentinel

Poem March 16, 1912

The Eureka Sentinel

Q: What keywords are associated?

Ask Me No More, Tennyson, Love Refusal, Lyric Ode, Yielding To Love

Eureka, Tonopah, Eureka County, Nye County, Nevada

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What is this article about?

In 'Ask Me No More,' Alfred Tennyson writes a lyrical poem where the speaker repeatedly refuses to answer a lover's questions about their fate, citing natural forces and personal yielding, ultimately embracing love despite resistance.

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Ask Me No More.

Ask me no more. The moon may draw the sea;
The cloud may stoop from heaven and take the shape
With fold to fold, of mountain or of cape;
But O too fond, when have answer'd thee?

Ask me no more.

Ask me no more. What answer should I give?
I love not hollow cheek or faded eye.
Yet, O my friend, I will not have thee die!
Ask me no more, lest I should bid thee live;

Ask me no more.

Ask me no more. Thy fate and mine are seal'd;
I strove against the stream and all in vain;
Let the great river take me to the main.
No more, dear love, for at a touch I yield:

Ask me no more.

-Alfred Tennyson.

What sub-type of article is it?

Ode

What themes does it cover?

Love Courtship

What keywords are associated?

Ask Me No More Tennyson Love Refusal Lyric Ode Yielding To Love

What entities or persons were involved?

Alfred Tennyson.

Poem Details

Title

Ask Me No More.

Author

Alfred Tennyson.

Key Lines

Ask Me No More. The Moon May Draw The Sea; Ask Me No More. What Answer Should I Give? Ask Me No More. Thy Fate And Mine Are Seal'd; No More, Dear Love, For At A Touch I Yield: Ask Me No More.