HELP ASAP PLEAS 3. PART A: To what does the speaker compare his study?

A. The speaker compares his study to a fortified castle, which the girls ‘invade.’ B. The speaker compares his study to a miserable dungeon, in which he is imprisoned doing work.

C. The speaker compares his study to a place of silence and solitude, where he can have a moment of peace.

D. The speaker compares his study to a tower, from which the girls rescue him.

4. PART B: How does the speaker develop this comparison later in the poem?

A. The speaker portrays himself as the girls’ enemy and victim in their pretend game of raiding the castle.

B. The speaker expands this castle imagery to beyond his study, symbolic of the girls’ invasion into all aspects of his home and life.

C. The speaker expands this castle imagery until it includes himself, wherein his heart is a round-tower dungeon where he will always keep his love for his daughters.

D. The speaker expands this castle imagery until it includes himself as parts of the castle, implying that he wants to remain guarded against his daughters’ affection.