Question

For her this rhyme is penned whose luminous eyes,
Brightly expressive as the twins of Leda,
Shall find her own sweet name, that nestling lies
Upon the page, enwrapped from every reader.
Search narrowly the lines!—they hold a treasure
Divine—a talisman—an amulet
That must be worn at heart. Search well the measure—
The words—the syllables! Do not forget
The trivialest point, or you may lose your labor
And yet there is in this no Gordian knot
Which one might not undo without a sabre,
If one could merely comprehend the plot.
Enwritten upon the leaf where now are peering
Eyes scintillating soul, there lie perdus
Three eloquent words oft uttered in the hearing
Of poets, by poets—as the name is a poet's, too,
Its letters, although naturally lying
Like the knight Pinto—Mendez Ferdinando—
Still form a synonym for Truth—Cease trying!
You will not read the riddle, though you do the best you can do. What does the phrase search narrowly, used in line 5, mean?
To look scarcely

To look closely

To look with decreasing attention

To look with increasing attention

Answer 1

Based on the given poem above, the phrase "search narrowly" as used in line 5 means to look closely. The correct answer for this question would be therefore the second option. Since this says that the line holds a treasure, you should look closely. Hope this answer helps. Have a great day!

Answer 2

Answer:

To look closely

Explanation:

In these lines, the poem urges the reader to look carefully for clues about the subject matter of the poem. The poem appears to be dedicated to a woman, and there is an implicit promise that suggests she will find this dedication hidden somewhere in the poem. The author's use of the phrase "search narrowly" suggests that the reader should look closely at the words of the poem.