A. is the answer I had this question in a test before and got it correct!
Figure of speech is the answer.
Well the mood is definitely not peaceful because it says they are in pain. It is not exciting because something bad is happening. It is not cheerful because they are in pain so it has to be oppressive means to be overwhelmed.<span>
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Answer:
This could mean/refer to as to if they don't get in trouble.
Explanation:
As they are on a boat, the captain is "soothing his children" they will "get ashore..." with a tone of little hope as suggested in the second stanza perceived as by someone else such as "the oiler" and "the cook".
