I think the correct answer would be C but I could be wrong.
Shakespeare's emotions in this sonnet and more specifically through this line is of sadness and depression, where he talks about how sad and lonely he feels and how he has this feeling of self-pity and sorrow,he also mentions using the word men's eyes that he feels whos people around are indifferent to his pain in spite of his evident sadness.
The sea is used as a symbol for life and its hardships.
Santiago's hand become a religious symbol in two ways. First, the wounds Santiago suffers on his palms are an obvious connection to Christ, especially his crucifixion.
The Mast symbolize the cross
If we imagine ourselves in the scene in which the witness speaks with a firm and confident voice saying "that is the man I saw", the most probable thing is that it convinces us because she is very sure of herself, the witness does not doubt it for a moment, she/he is stating it.
The word <u>averred</u> can be replaced by <u>stated</u> since they have the same meaning. Other synonims can be claim, declare or affirm.
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