The Prophet – On Love

Khalil Gibran
 For love gives naught but itself
and takes naught but from itself
Love possesses not
Nor would it be possessed
For love is sufficient unto love
1. What form of love is described?

The love being described is AGAPE.

2. What point about love is being tried to get across?

Love has no needs, for it is sufficient unto itself.

In loving someone, you have no other motives or hidden agendas but
to simply love that person with all your heart, body, and soul.
3. What is real true love then based on the text?

Love expects nothing in return. It does not demand anything. Love does
not dominate nor will it submit to others.
 For love gives naught but itself
and takes naught but from itself
Love possesses not
Nor would it be possessed
For love is sufficient unto love
4. How does this connect to you being a student/ a daughter or a son/ a
woman or man/ etc?

As a person, we love the other not because we can benefit from them
but we love them because we just love them, with no other hidden
intentions and no other hidden agenda. Since love requires no reasons.
5. What figure of speech/ literary device is dominant? Label the parts where these
are seen.

• Anaphora
• Personification
The Makings of Real Love
One must understand
The makings of real love.
It is not overly zealous
Nor detracts from anything else.

The act of loving doesn’t take anything away.

The act of loving demands nothing in return.
Love is confident that it’s a big enough gift in itself.

Love alone is the payment for a given love.

Given that love denies no one
Then everyone is destined to be loved.
Group 4
• Alota, Shannon
• Andaya, Lorah Fay
• Arriesgado, Jessabelle
• Bansag, Laarnie
• Biarcal, Ivery
• Daño, Joel Jay
• del Fierro, Janina