Question 34ff2b
1.2 Command of Evidence - Choosing the strongest supporting line or detail
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“On Virtue” is a 1766 poem by Phillis Wheatley. Wheatley addresses the poem directly to the quality of virtue, imploring it to assist her in reaching a future goal: blank
Which quotation from “On Virtue” most effectively illustrates the claim?
A.
“Attend me, Virtue, thro’ my youthful years! / O leave me not to the false joys of time! / But guide my steps to endless life and bliss.”
B.
“we cease to wonder, and no more attempt / Thine height t’explore, or fathom thy profound.”
C.
“O thou bright jewel in my aim we strive / To comprehend thee. Thine own words declare / Wisdom is higher than a fool can reach.”
D.
“But, O my soul, sink not into despair, / Virtue is near thee, and with gentle hand / Would now embrace thee, hovers o’er thine head.”