Question

Read the following excerpt from the poem “On Imagination” by Phillis Wheatley.

Imagination! who can sing thy force?
Or who describe the swiftness of thy course?
Soaring through air to find the bright abode,
Th' empyreal palace of the thund'ring God,
We on thy pinions can surpass the wind,
And leave the rolling universe behind:
From star to star the mental optics rove,
Measure the skies, and range the realms above.
There in one view we grasp the mighty whole,
Or with new worlds amaze th' unbounded soul.

What does the speaker compare imagination to in the poem?

Answer 1

A

Step-by-step explanation:

Because I'm a very smart boi.

Answer 2

The option of this question are:

A) a soaring bird

B) the sky

C) a cloud

D) a sailing ship

Answer: A) A soaring bird.

Step-by-step explanation: In the given excerpt from the poem "On Imagination" by Phillis Wheatley, we can see that imagination is compared to a soaring bird. This comparison is made to give the idea of imagination being limitless and without boundaries, just like the bird, imagination can go to the clouds and beyond the sky ("We on thy pinions can surpass the wind, And leave the rolling universe behind").