Read this excerpt from “sea fever” by john masefield.

and the wheel’s kick and the wind’s song and the white sail’s shaking,
and a grey mist on the sea’s face, and a grey dawn breaking,

which statement best describes how masefield creates a hopeful mood in the excerpt?

the free form flows cheerfully and unpredictably.
the free form creates a sentimental conversation between man and sea.
the fixed meter and predictable rhyme scheme create an upbeat rhythm.
the fixed meter imitates the rhythm of a military march or parade.

the answer is definitely d. sorry for a late response.

the opening scene of "sweat" exposes the great emotional charge of the story. it shows the violence and abuse that dyes the marriage between delia jones and skyes.

skyes decides to terrorize his wife by pulling a bull whip (which resembles a snake), knowing that she is terrified of those animals. skyes laughs cruelly at her and kicks the laundry with which delia has been working hard, telling her to get rid of it. skyes also comments on her religious manners, telling his wife how ridiculous they are. delia reacts by threatening skyes with her frying pan, generating even more conflict

the puritans believed that god had formed a unique covenant, or agreement, with them. they believed that god expected them to live according to the scriptures, to reform the anglican church, and to set a good example that would cause those who had remained in england to change their sinful ways.