“On Virtue” is a 1766 poem by Phillis Wheatley. Wheatley addresses the poem directly to the quality of virtue, imploring it to assist her in reaching a future goal: ______blank
","stem_html":"Which quotation from “On Virtue” most effectively illustrates the claim?
","rationale_html":"Choice A is the best answer because it most effectively illustrates the claim that Wheatley addresses her poem \"On Virtue\" to the quality of virtue, imploring it to assist her in reaching a future goal. In the quotation, Wheatley begs virtue to accompany her, or \"attend [her],\" through her youth and to \"guide [her] steps to\" the future goal of \"endless life and bliss.\"
Choice B is incorrect because this quotation suggests the difficulty of fully comprehending virtue. Rather than asking virtue for help, Wheatley presents it as a quality that is impossible to entirely understand because it is so grand and deep. Choice C is incorrect because this quotation describes Wheatley’s effort to comprehend virtue despite virtue itself declaring that such wisdom is beyond her grasp, or \"higher than a fool can reach.\" Choice D is incorrect because rather than asking virtue for help in this quotation, Wheatley urges herself to \"sink not into despair\" because virtue is always nearby.
","correct_answer":["A"],"has_media":false,"has_mathml":false,"has_table":false,"source_created_at":"2023-08-02T20:25:59.336000+00:00","source_updated_at":"2023-08-02T20:25:59.336000+00:00","options":[{"label":"A","content_html":"“Attend me, Virtue, thro’ my youthful years! / O leave me not to the false joys of time! / But guide my steps to endless life and bliss.”
","ord":0},{"label":"B","content_html":"“I cease to wonder, and no more attempt / Thine height t’explore, or fathom thy profound.”
","ord":1},{"label":"C","content_html":"“O thou bright jewel in my aim I strive / To comprehend thee. Thine own words declare / Wisdom is higher than a fool can reach.”
","ord":2},{"label":"D","content_html":"“But, O my soul, sink not into despair, / Virtue is near thee, and with gentle hand / Would now embrace thee, hovers o’er thine head.”
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