Read "Moonlight" by Sara Teasdale. Answer the question that follows.
It will not hurt me when I am old,
A running tide where moonlight burned
Will not sting me like silver snakes;
The years will make me sad and cold,
It is the happy heart that breaks.
The heart asks more than life can give,
When that is learned, then all is learned;
The waves break fold on jewelled fold,
But beauty itself is fugitive,
It will not hurt me when I am old.
How does the repetition of the first line at the end of the poem contribute to its meaning?
The author repeats the first line at the end to remind the reader not to get hurt.
By repeating the first line at the end, the author makes sure the reader saw it the first time.
By repeating the first line at the end, the author makes a more powerful statement that she will not be hurt.
The author repeats the first line at the end because it rhymes with the line right before it.