Question

Select the correct text in the passage.

Naturalist writers used setting to enhance the theme of unpredictability in nature. Whlch four phrases In this excerpt from Stephen Crane's "The
Open Boat" reflect the mercilessness of the sea?
None of them knew the color of the sky. Their eyes glanced level, and were fastened upon the waves that swept toward them. These waves
were of the hue of slate, save for the tops, which were of foaming white, and all of the men knew the colors of the sea. The horizon narrowed
and widened, and dipped and rose, and at all times its edge was jagged with waves that seemed thrust up in points like rocks.
Many a man ought to have a bathtub larger than the boat which here rode upon he sea. These waves were most wrongfully and barbarously
abrupt and tall, and each froth-top was a problem in small-boat navigation.

Answer 1

''horizon narrowed and widened, and dipped and rose ''

''its edge was jagged with waves ''

''thrust up in points like rocks ''

''These waves were most wrongfully and barbarously abrupt and tall''

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

• ''horizon narrowed and widened, and dipped and rose ''
• ''its edge was jagged with waves ''
• ''thrust up in points like rocks ''
• ''These waves were most wrongfully and barbarously abrupt and tall''

Step-by-step explanation:

The four phrases above show the mercilessness of the sea.

The constant movement of the water is what caused the horizon to narrow and widen as well as to dip and rise with edges that seemed jagged with waves which had the appearance of rocks thrust up.

The merciless sea also created waves that looked barbarously tall which would be dangerous to many sea-faring vessels.