Question

What is the meaning of "Cried him up and down the coast" in these lines from the poem?

Venus, when her son was lost,
Cried him up and down the coast,

Venus feels considerable anger toward her son.


Venus blames herself for her son's disappearance.


Venus accepts that her son will not likely return.


Venus searches actively for her son's whereabouts.

Answer 1

Venus searches actively for her son's whereabouts.

The word cried in this line does not necessarily mean tears, it can also mean to call out. Venus is calling out for her son trying to find him. In the lines that follow this, the speaker lists various other places that she searches for her son saying, "In hamlets, palaces and parks,".

Answer 2

Answer:

Venus searches actively for her son's whereabouts.

Explanation: