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My Lute Awake is a lyric poem with eight five-line stanzas and a refrain. The poem opens with the use of a literary device known as Apostrophe, in which the poet personifies the only living lute, calling it to get awake, for one last time, so that both he and the poet can complete the last task before they die. The poet feels repulsive to his lady. So the poem is bitter in tone. The bitterness became more intense, and the speaker of the poem becomes violent as he proclaims, Vengeance shall fall on thy disdain. The lady is not innocent, though as she 'makest but a game on earnest pain'. Therefore, cruelty demands punishment. The poet predicts the future of the lady, saying that she may end her days in loneliness, Perchance thee lie wethered and old/The winter nights that are so cold. The reason is that she has been extraordinarily heartless; therefore, there is no possibility that anyone can love her for long.
The poem is embittered and follows the philosophy of Carpe Diem, as do the previous poems. The poet warns the lady to respond soon or face the consequences.
The line “Vengeance shall fall on thy disdain” most clearly reveals which aspect of the speaker’s emotional state?
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The passage explicitly states that "the poem is bitter in tone" and that "the bitterness became more intense."
It describes the speaker as becoming "violent as he proclaims, Vengeance shall fall on thy disdain."
The passage notes that because the lady has been heartless, the speaker feels that "cruelty demands punishment."
Option ‘C’ is the correct answer.