Reread line 12: "Her slaves become her sovereign now." Consider the poet's word [RL. 4] choice, and explain what the line means in the larger context of the poem.

The line in regards to the whole concept of the poem shows how women are enslaved by the "cruel powers" embodied in the body of the numerous men who come along during her lifetime.

Explanation:

The given line is from the poem "Verses Written By a Young Lady, on Women Born to Be Controll'd" by an anonymous writer about the 'captive' life of women in general. The poem deals with the numerous 'masters' that a woman has in her whole life.

The lines "Her slaves become her sovereign now" shows how her many wiles or 'slaves' like being in love with a man only led to her being held captive again in no time. Nothing provides her any freedom or full liberty, for the "lover's form" that the man wears turns into a body of sovereignty after some time. This is an indirect reference to the life of a woman under the many "cruel powers" that enslave a woman all through her life.