UNSEEN POETRY
Read the poem and answer the question
My heart was in fearful flight
Pursued by Cupid, arrow poised
Waiting for my flight’s end
When I’d turn about
Or I’d fall supine
My fleeing heart to pierce
Enslave or enthrall and ravish hopeless
So, I’m pining and pining away
For you high up there have perched
Out of reach of my now yearning
Which was why my heart’d been fleeing
From cupid’s poised arrow
The dominant image is one of
- beginning
-
flying
- running
- waiting
The correct answer is: B
Explanation
The dominant image in the poem is flying or fleeing, as the speaker describes their heart in fearful flight from Cupid's poised arrow. The use of words like "fearful flight", "pursued", and "fleeing" all portray the image of flying and fleeing from love or emotional vulnerability.