Read the excerpt from "On Imagination” by Phillis Wheatley. Now here, now there, the roving Fancy flies, Till some lov'd object strikes her wand'ring eyes, Whose silken fetters all the senses bind, And soft captivity involves the mind.Imagination! who can sing thy force? Or who describe the swiftness of thy course?
Answer
A
It creates a pensive tone that shows the speaker’s feelings on the power of imagination.
B
It creates a suspicious tone that conveys the speaker’s distrust toward imagination.
C
It creates an annoyed tone that demonstrates the speaker’s inability to define imagination.
D
It creates a humorous tone that stresses the speaker’s attitude about the quirks of imagination.
Explanation
The speaker describes imagination as powerful and swift, using images such as “silken fetters” that bind the senses and “soft captivity” that involves the mind. The rhetorical questions about who can sing or describe imagination’s force express reflective wonder, creating a pensive tone. The passage does not suggest distrust, annoyance, or humor.
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