In the first stanza of the poem, the woman is portrayed as someone who is beautiful and otherworldly.

Why does the poet choose to describe the woman in this manner?


As the poem is meant to describe the poet, she includes this stanza to portray herself as beautiful and desirable.


Because the poem is a cry against injustice and inequality, this stanza expresses how beautiful the woman is when she is free and supports the speaker’s views of women’s rights.


The poem focuses on the speaker’s culture and religious beliefs; the beauty of the woman reflects how the speaker feels about her culture.


The portrayal of the woman in this stanza expresses how some Hindu or Muslim communities would view this practice; it contrasts the speaker’s views expressed in the final stanza.