I don't believe that he means it as a threat he really does mean it as an idolization of powerlessness due to the fact that throughout the poem he's using language that you could only expect from someone in a hopeless or powerless situation an de to the fact that the tone is slow and you could say placed in a logical way as to show a sense of powerlessness (hope this helps)
( A ) It illustrates the ideal of platonic love.
Metaphysical poets such as John Donne and Andrew Marvell, among others, made use of metaphysical conceits to explore the relationship between lovers.
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C) Thomas Paine's purpose is to persuade his audience to persist in their course of action
Patrick Henry's purpose is to exhort his audience to follow a new course of action.
Reading the entire poem aloud is the first step you should take once you have chosen a poem to memorize.
Memorizing one part at a time is a good memorizing strategy to use for this poem.