Question

Which rhyming couplet from Phillis Wheatley’s “On Imagination” contains an inverted sentence?

Answer 1

Answer:

C)  “Whose silken fetters all the senses bind,  And soft captivity involves the mind.”

Explanation:

The direct object comes after the verb with standard word order. This pair has an inverse sentence:

before the verb comes the direct object - all the senses

comes before the verb - bind