In the poem “The Forsaken Merman,” the merman gives up on calling to his lost love.

Which lines provide evidence of this meaning?

Select all that apply.

The Forsaken Merman

Responses

“Come, dear children, come away down;
Call no more!”
“Come, dear children, come away down; Call no more!”

“She will not come though you call all day;”
“She will not come though you call all day;”

“Children dear, was it yesterday
We heard the sweet bells over the bay?”
“Children dear, was it yesterday We heard the sweet bells over the bay?”

“Now the wild white horses play,
Champ and chafe and toss in the spray.”

1 answer

The lines that provide evidence of the merman giving up on calling to his lost love are:

  1. “Come, dear children, come away down; Call no more!”
  2. “She will not come though you call all day;”

These lines indicate his resignation and acknowledgment that calling for her is pointless.