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 calls attention to the impending disaster awaiting ships leaving port. E. It emphasizes the urgency that is typical of sailors and their travels.
The image that this line creates of the ships, which is enhanced by the caesura is that It enhances the mystery surrounding traveling on the ocean.
Explanation:
The specific line in this excerpt from "Ulysses" by Alfred, Lord Tennyson "There lies the port; the vessel puffs her sail" shows the uncertainty of the life in the sea, and all the people who have lost their lives in the sea, between all the wonders it keeps, it shows it as both a marvelous and terrifying place with mystery around.
