Read this excerpt from "ulysses" by alfred, lord tennyson:

in offices of tenderness, and pay
meet adoration to my household gods,
when i am gone. he works his work, i mine.

there lies the port; the vessel puffs her sail:

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 of the ships, which is enhanced by the caesura?

there lies the port; the vessel puffs her sail:

a. it states in a matter-of-fact way that going out to sea is what ships do.

b. it points out how powerless the ships are as they meet the dangers of the ocean.

c. it enhances the mystery surrounding traveling on the ocean.

d. it emphasizes the urgency that is typical of sailors and their travels

Read this excerpt from i never had it made. "it's all that ought to count," he replied. "but it isn't. maybe one of these days it will be all that counts. that is one of the reasons i've got you here, robinson. if you're a good enough man, we can make this a start in the right direction. but let me tell you, it's going to take an awful lot of courage." he was back to the crossroads question that made me start to get angry minutes earlier. he asked it slowly and with great care. "have you got the guts to play the game no matter what happens? " "i think i can play the game, mr. rickey," i said. the next few minutes were tough. branch rickey had to make absolutely sure that i knew what i would face. beanballs would be thrown at me. i would be called the kind of names which would hurt and infuriate any man. i would be physically attacked. could i take all of this and control my temper, remain steadfastly loyal to our ultimate aim? which is the central idea of this excerpt?

Which quotation from the passage best supports the themethat humans have a natural desire to learn about theworld? "they were men. i remember the dead man's face.""at least, we make a beginning."and the magic tools are broken—but we can look atthem and wonder."but they were men who built the city, not gods ordemons.

The author claims that louise nelson was an innovative and influential artist. what reasons and evidence does the author use to support this claim?