The following question is based on Petrarch - Sonnet 18. When I have turned my eyes to that place
where my lady's lovely face shines,
and that light leaves me not a thought
while I burn and melt away inside,

I fear lest my heart parts from my self,
and seeing the end of my light nearing,
I go like a blind man, without light,
who knows no way to go, but must depart.

I receive so many deadly blows
I flee: but not so quickly that desire
does not come with me as is his wont.

I go silently, since one deadly word
would make men weep: and I desire
that my tears might be shed alone.

When I have turned my eyes to that placewhere my lady's lovely face shines, and that light leaves me not a thoughtwhile I burn and melt away inside, I fear lest my heart parts from my self, and seeing the end of my light nearing, I go like a blind man, without light, who knows no way to go, but must depart. I receive so many deadly blowsI flee: but not so quickly that desiredoes not come with me as is his wont. I go silently, since one deadly wordwould make men weep: and I desirethat my tears might be shed alone.
In the third stanza, what does the speaker personify?
a.
death
c.
love
b.
desire
d.
fear