Question

read the excerpt from moby-dick by herman melville
call me ishmael. some years ago—never mind how long precisely— having little or no money in my purse, and nothing particular to interest me on shore, i thought i would sail about a little and see the watery part of the world. it is a way i have of driving off the spleen, and regulating the circulation. whenever i find myself growing grim about the mouth, whenever it is a damp, drizzly november in my soul, whenever i find myself involuntarily pausing before coffin warehouses, and bringing up the rear of every funeral i meet, and especially whenever my hypos get such an upper hand of me, that it requires a strong moral principle to prevent me from deliberately
what is ishmael describing when he says, \whenever i find myself growing grim around the mouth, whenever it is a damp, drizzly november in my soul\?
signs of physical illness
feelings of depression
anger toward society
symptoms of boredom

Explanation:

The phrase "damp, drizzly November in my soul" is a metaphor for a gloomy, low - spirited state. "Growing grim around the mouth" also hints at a downcast emotional state. Physical illness would involve physical symptoms, anger toward society would be more about resentment towards social structures, and boredom is about lack of interest rather than a depressed mood. So the description is of feelings of depression.

Answer:

B. feelings of depression