Question

\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 "I am set here to limit thy power, and I will!" which clearly shows the rock's intention to confront and restrain. Option A shows the rock being attacked by the sea. Option B and C are from the sea's perspective and do not show the rock's intention to confront and restrain.

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!"