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A critic argues that the poem's speaker addresses the sea as if it were a person.

Which quotation from the poem would best support the critic's claim?

  1. A. 'You took my brother and gave back his boat; / I have not forgiven you, and you do not care.'Correct
  2. B. 'The sea was grey and the wind was from the east.'
  3. C. 'We buried him in the churchyard above the bay.'
  4. D. 'The boat was found a mile along the shore.'

Answer: A. 'You took my brother and gave back his boat; / I have not forgiven you, and you do not care.'

'You took … you do not care': the sea addressed and blamed as a person.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. 'The sea was grey and the wind was from the east.'
Description, no address.
C. 'We buried him in the churchyard above the bay.'
Narration.
D. 'The boat was found a mile along the shore.'
Narration.

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