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 directly states the rock's intention to encounter and limit the sea's power. Options A - C focus on the sea's power or actions rather than the rock's intention to confront it.

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!"