Question

Which rhyming couplet from Phillis Wheatley’s “On Imagination” contains an inverted sentence?

Answer 1

The rhyming couplet in Phillis Wheatley's 'On Imagination' that contains an inverted sentence is 'Methinks he answers with a Smile severe, Thrones and Dominions cannot tempt me there!'

Step-by-step explanation:

In Phillis Wheatley's 'On Imagination,' the rhyming couplet that contains an inverted sentence is:

'Methinks he answers with a Smile severe,

Thrones and Dominions cannot tempt me there!'

This couplet has an inverted sentence structure where the subject 'he' comes after the verb 'answers,' creating a rhythmic effect and maintaining the rhyme scheme.

Answer 2

The first rhyming couplet of the poem "On Imagination" contains an inverted sentence.

"Thy various works, imperial queen, we see, How bright their forms! how deck'd with pomp by thee!"

The inverted sentence is the first line.

It standard sentence format should be subject + verb + complement.

Imperial Queen, we see thy various works.
It was rearranged or inverted to form a rhyming couplet wherein SEE and THEE are found at the end of lines.