The correct answer is: Nature works as a tool for introspection and comfort for humans.
Nature was a rich source of inspiration in romantic literature. However, the main reason for this was the fact that it resembles and represents humanity's (and individuals') inner struggles. The excerpt "do you not find a strange analogy for something in yourself" confirms this. In Melville's view, the ocean is the irrational, wild, frightening, unexplored side of human nature, which breeds monsters.
On the other hand, the earth is solid, rational, fertile and life-giving.
Oxymoron for instance " jumbo shrimp"
The mood of the excerpt is C. Unsettled.
<h3>What is Mood?</h3>
This refers to the general atmosphere of a story that is created through the diction, tone of the author, etc.
Hence, we can see that from the given text, there is the narration of the constant talking by an aunt and how she was hurriedly shuffling papers to the narrator and the author uses a fast pace and this creates an unsettled mood.
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Answer:
" He said, we should go now. "
