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This is a passage from a poem:
What is love, but the passion I feel in my heart?
What is passion, but the energy of my soul?
What is my soul, but a fountain of emotions erupting?
My question is, should those lines end with a question mark or period.

Barmar · Answer

They're rhetorical questions.
And even though they're effectively answering themselves, they're still in the form of a question, so should end with question marks.
Another way to phrase them that makes the questioning nature clearer would be

Is love anything but than the passion I feel in my heart?
Is passion anything but the energy of my soul?
Is my soul anything but a fountain of emotions erupting?

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