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New2grammar Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

tender ...true

Love me tender, love me true.

What's the meaning of tender and true in here?
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Love me with tenderness, love me with true love — that's how I perceive it.

— Ant_222

  • Love me with tenderness, love me with true love — that's how I perceive it.
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Love me with tenderness, love me with true love — that's how I perceive it.
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They are both adverbial in this context. "Tender" (tenderly): affectionate or loving; sentimental or amatory; "true": in a true manner; truly; truthfully.
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tender = sweetly, gently
true = honestly

Note that both words should be adverbial in form, but poetry takes a lot of liberties.
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Thank you, Ant, Huevos and Philip.
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