Question

command of textual evidence: foundations
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\the rock and the sea\ is an 1893 poem by charlotte perkins gilman. in the poem, a rock is portrayed as intending to confront and restrain the sea:
which quotation from \the rock and the sea\ most effectively illustrates the claim?
choose 1 answer:
a \i am the rock. black midnight falls; / the terrible breakers rise like walls; / with curling lips and gleaming teeth / they plunge and tear at my bones beneath.\
b \i am the sea. the earth i sway; / granite to me is potters clay; / under the touch of my careless waves / it rises in turrets and sinks in caves.\
c \i am the sea. i hold the land / as one holds an apple in his hand, / hold it fast with sleepless eyes, / watching the continents sink and rise.\
d \i am the rock, presumptuous sea! / i am set to encounter thee. / angry and loud or gentle and still, / i am set here to limit thy power, and i will!\

Explanation:

The claim is that the rock intends to confront and restrain the sea. Option D has the rock directly addressing the sea as "presumptuous" and stating that it (the rock) is "set here to limit thy power". This clearly shows the rock's intention to confront (by calling the sea presumptuous) and restrain (by stating it will limit the sea's power).

Answer:

D. "I am the Rock, presumptuous Sea! / I am set to encounter thee. / Angry and loud or gentle and still, / I am set here to limit thy power, and I will!"