Question

twice told tales: footprints on the sea - shore by nathaniel hawthorne
a greeting and a homage to the sea! i descend over its margin, and dip my hand into the wave that meets me, and bathe my brow. that far - resounding roar is oceans voice of welcome. his salt breath brings a blessing along with it. how let us pace together - the readers fancy arm in arm with mine - this noble beach, which extends a mile or more from that craggy promontory to yonder rampart of broken rocks. in front, the sea; in the rear, a precipitous bank, the grassy verge of which is breaking away, year after year, and flings down its tufts of verdure upon the intervening space. the beach itself is a broad space of sand, brown and sparkling, with hardly any pebbles intermixed. near the waters edge there is a wet margin, which glistens brightly in the sunshine, and reflects objects like a mirror; and as we tread along the glistening border, a dry spot flashes around each footstep, but grows moist again, as we lift our feet. in some spots, the sand receives a complete impression of the sole, square toe and all; elsewhere it is of such marble firmness, that we must stamp heavily to leave a print even of the iron - shod heel.
which detail is emphasized in the passage but not the picture?
a. the narrator greeting and paying homage to the sea
b. the shoreline at dusk after an elapsed time of walking
c. two people who appear to be racing along the seashore
d. the narrator dancing with friends in the ocean

Explanation:

The passage clearly mentions the narrator greeting and paying homage to the sea. The picture does not show this interaction. There is no mention of the shoreline being at dusk or an elapsed - time of walking in the passage. There are no two people racing in the passage. There is no mention of the narrator dancing with friends in the ocean.

Answer:

A. the narrator greeting and paying homage to the sea