Which of the following statements best describes the structure of the poem and its relationship to the poem's
meaning?
O Each stanza represents a type of rule over women, whether it be woe, relatives, a husband, love, or her own mind.
The poem, for the most part, follows the history of a woman's life, first controlled by her male relatives and then by her
husband (though if only first ruled by her own heart).
O Each stanza represents a period in a woman's life in which she is controlled by a man.
The first stanza laments the woes of all women, asking what can be done to change her fate, but by the end of the poem,
O the narrator seems to accept it, suggesting the structure of the poem is meant to persuade other women to the same
conclusion.