Ancient love poems have shown that being in love with someone could have its difficulties. Whether it’s class differences, or family say in marriage, the authors depict different messages on what love was like during that time in each culture. The Ancient Egyptian poem “I wish I were here Nubian maid” and Classical Chinese poem “Plums are Falling” both reveal how one can either have a desire for notice through a fantasy while the other shows that a woman can pick the type of man she wishes to marry but the decision isn’t entirely up to her. Both poems show similar viewpoints that even though love can be an exciting thing, not everyone gets to be with the person they wish to be with due to social differences and/or approval from family beings.…show more content… It’s also ironic because in ancient times, most women were more interested in men who had more of a higher authority so the writer in the poem shows an inequality due to class differences. The boy in the poem fantasizes everything to be intimate where in one line he says “I wish I were her laundryman/ of my beloved’s clothes/ for even just a month!” where he continues saying he would like to feel her clothes that have touched her skin. The boys desire to get closer to the girl makes him seem creepy but also shows a sense of commitment to her. The poem continues with “I wish I were her little signet ring,/the keeper of her finger!” which definitely shows he’s ready to marry her. Additionally, the boy would want to be the girl's servant so that way he can do things for her and be revealed to things she does. The boy may not realize that they are of different social status, so he continues to fantasize things. Ancient Egyptian poems show a sense of sexual and intimacy and this poem shows…show more content… The first line of the poem begins with “Plums are falling,/seven are the fruits;/many men want me,/let me have a fine one”. The beginning of the poem already reveals that the girl must be of a higher social class and that she is presented seven men and must choose one. However, the line “many men want me” would suggest to some that it’s an arranged marriage. This poem also uses a sense of metaphoric techniques comparing the men to fruits. As humans we tend to pick the ripest fruits and so the girl in the poem would pick the best suitor out of the seven for herself, but the last line of the poem “let me be bride of one” suggests it’s definitely an arranged marriage. The girl in the poem seems to rethink the decision she’s making being that the line “many men want me” is repeated three times throughout the poem. Her obligation to choose the right suitor is harder than depicted because she wishes to be with someone who is fine as well as steady. The poem reveals that women of Ancient China didn’t have much say in who they wish to marry and are subject to choose a right suitor not for herself but also for her
