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

A. "Now here, now there, the roving Fancy flies, Till some lov'd object strikes her wand'ring eyes,"

B. "To tell her glories with a faithful tongue, Ye blooming graces, triumph in my song."

C. "Whose silken fetters all the senses bind, And soft captivity involves the mind."

D. "Imagination! who can sing thy force? Or who describe the swiftness of thy course?"

Answer

D. "Imagination! who can sing thy force? Or who describe the swiftness of thy course?"

Explanation:

An inverted sentence involves a reversal of the usual subject-verb order. In option D, "Imagination!" is placed at the beginning of the line, followed by the verb "can" before the subject "who," which creates an inversion of the typical subject-verb-object order. This is a characteristic feature of inversion, where the sentence structure is flipped for emphasis or stylistic effect.

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