2/9-2/10 Do Now

In the second stanza, the poet is explaining —

• how it feels when one sets off on a new adventure

• how it feels when one is unencumbered by fluctuating emotions

• how it feels when one reaches a goal before setting a new one

• how it feels when one is constantly desiring what he does not have

In the fourth stanza, the poet uses the word obdurate to show —

• how people repeatedly make choices that are not always wise

• how people stubbornly pursue relationships that are not always pleasurable

• how people repeatedly try to obtain possessions that cost too much money

• how people stubbornly stay in relationships longer than they should

An important message in “Having It Both Ways” is —

• the connection between the freedom of being able to do what you want and living by the rules of a relationship

• the tension between wanting your partner to understand the intensity of your feelings for them and not wanting to overpower them

• the virtuousness of liberty versus the vices of romantic love

• the conflicting desires for emotional freedom and the feelings of being in love