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How does Longfellow portray the Hesperus as a character in the poem?

A. He explains that the ship is a schooner.
B. He calls the damaged ship "a vessel of glass."
C. He refers to ship as "she" and describes the "cruel rocks" as her enemy.
D. He describes how one great wave carries the crew off the ships deck.

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b he calls the damaged ship "a vessel of glass."

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