Question

Select the correct answer.

Read this excerpt from "Ulysses" by Alfred, Lord Tennyson:
In offices of tenderness, and pay
Meet adoration to my household gods,
When Iam gone. He works his work, I mine.
There lies the port; the vessel puffs her sall:
There gloom the dark broad seas. My mariners,
Souls that have toil'd, and wrought, and thought with me--
That ever with a frolic welcome took
The thunder and the sunshine, and opposed
Free hearts, free foreheads-- you and I are old;
What image does this line create the ships, which is enhanced by the caesura?
There lies the port; the vessel puffs her sail:
• A.
It states how ships are free to leave the port and go on voyages.
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3.
It points out how powerless the ships are as they meet the dangers of the ocean.
It enhances the mystery surrounding traveling on the ocean.
© D. It calls attention to the impending disaster awaiting ships leaving port.

Answer 1

The line creates an image of a ship ready to depart on its voyage with excitement and determination.

Step-by-step explanation:

The image created by the line 'There lies the port; the vessel puffs her sail' is one of anticipation and excitement. The phrase 'There lies the port' indicates that the ship has reached its destination and is ready to depart on its voyage. The use of the word 'puffs' enhances this image, suggesting that the ship is about to set sail with determination and vigor.