Question

1. as you read the passage below, look for examples of the type of figurative language common to much of phillis wheatleys poetry.

adord for ever be the god unseen,
which round the sun revolves this vast machine,
though to his eye its mass a point appears:
adord the god that whirls surrounding spheres,
which first ordaind that mighty sol should reign
the peerless monarch of th ethereal train:

how does wheatley personify the sun in this passage?
○ as king of the sky
○ as a huge machine
○ as a whirling sphere
○ as an unseen force

Explanation:

To determine how Wheatley personifies the sun, we analyze the passage. The line "Which first ordain'd that mighty Sol should reign / The peerless monarch of th' ethereal train" uses the term "reign" and "monarch," which are associated with a king. Personification gives human traits (like ruling as a king) to non - human entities. Option "as a huge machine" refers to the universe, not the sun. "As a whirling sphere" describes surrounding spheres, not the sun. "As an unseen force" refers to God, not the sun. So the sun is personified as the king of the sky.

Answer:

A. as king of the sky