AP MC Practice - The Female Philosopher
In lines 31-32 ("A soul . . . burn"), the speaker does which of the following?
Proclaims that he cannot by nature tolerate a lack of dignity in love
The tone of the questions in lines 13-16 ("O, wherefore . . . bound") is best described as
imploring
The repetition of "Vainly" in the third stanza (lines 9-12) serves primarily to emphasize the extent to which the
lady's discouragement fails to affect her suitors
The purpose of the speaker's question in lines 3-4 ("But . . . inspire") is to
reproach the lady's encouragement in others of what she will not feel
The phrase "dangerous fire" (line 2) refers most directly to
the fervor of love