Question

which line in this poem indicates that the poetic speaker is hopelessly in love?
sonnet 8 from astrophil and stella
by philip sidney
love, born in greece, of late fled from his native place,
forcd by a tedious proof, that turkish hardend heart
is no fit mark to pierce with his fine pointed dart,
and pleasd with our soft peace, stayed here his flying race.
but finding these north climes do coldly him embrace,
not used to frozen clips, he strave to find some part
where with most ease and warmth he might employ his art:
at length he perchd himself in stellas joyful face,
whose fair skin, beamy eyes, like morning sun on snow,
deceivd the quaking boy, who thought from so pure light
effects of lively heat must needs in nature grow.
but she most fair, most cold, made him thence take his flight
to my close heart, where while some firebrands he did lay,
he burnt unwares his wings, and cannot fly away.

Explanation:

To determine the line indicating hopeless love, we analyze each line's theme. The last line, "He burnt un'wares his wings, and cannot fly away," uses the metaphor of Love (as a figure) burning its wings in the speaker's heart, trapping it. This shows the speaker is trapped in love, unable to escape, signifying hopelessness. Other lines focus on Love's journey or Stella's coldness, but this line depicts the speaker's inescapable, hopeless love.

Answer:

He burnt un'wares his wings, and cannot fly away.