<span>The line "Be thou as chaste as ice, as pure as snow" is a phrase that uses simile. This is a type of figure speech where the writer compares one thing with another that is of different kind. In this sentence being chaste was compared to ice and snow that's pure.</span>
I am pretty sure it would be massive because it is an English question. If you are doing a multiple choice question you should see which one fits the best. If could also be positive impact.
Explanation:
So first of all you need to look at the author and artist. Then you would need to find their attitudes towards slavery. Lastly you would need to find out how both attitudes are different from each other. Unfortunately I cannot give you a complete answer because I have not read the story and I don't know the author or artist. So just follow these steps and you should get farther. Let me know if you need any further help.