The more we reflect upon this question, the harder it is to answer. it involves a study of the human heart which leads us through devious mazes of passion, out of which it is difficult to find our way. think of it, fair reader, not as if the decision of the question depended upon yourself, but upon that hot-blooded, semi-barbaric princess, her soul at a white heat beneath the combined fires of despair and jealousy. she had lost him, but who should have him?
which phrase from the passage most the reader analyze whether the princess chooses the lady or the tiger?
reflect upon this question
a study of the human heart
her soul at a white heat
who should have him

The correct answer is option a.

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First when sexton says; "a thousand doors ago" in the poem "young" she uses a hyperbole, an extreme exaggeration, to explain what time in her life she is talking about. next sexton says; "the wise stars bedding over me" in the poem "young" she uses personification, gives human characteristics to  non-humans, to explain that she is outside at night, with the stars above her. third sexton says; "the boards on the house were smooth and white as wax"  in the poem "young" she uses  imagery, concrete or abstract images that  appeal  to the scenes, to show that the boards on the house were smooth. and she uses a simile when she says "white as wax" which means she used like or as to compare two subjects. in this line she compares the color white and wax to explain further what color the house was.

The answer would be a