Hour is about the early stages of relationship. The lovers, blind to anything but each other, are completely absorbed in the affair and want time to stand still so that this moment of love can last longer. Images of nature and riches create a light and happy tone and traditional objects of romance such as flowers and wine are rejected. However, references to King Midas and the story of Rumpelstiltskin cast a dark foreboding shadow over the relationship and hint at jealousy and problems in the future.
Questions
1. What does the personification in the first two lines tell us about love?
2. What do the lovers spend their time doing?
3. How do the references to King Midas and Rumpelstitlskin hint at something dark in the relationship?
4. What effect does the enjambment have in the poem?
5. Can you compare this poem to other sonnets in the cluster?
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