How do the words I watched it with fascinated eyes best enhance the tone of this passage?

They stress the idea that the narrator is in awe of what is happening before him.
They suggest that the narrator is shocked by what he sees.
They imply that the narrator is unsure of what is happening to him.
They emphasize the confusion the narrator feels.

On one hand, i aspire to an ivy league vocation: 1 professor of the sciences in higher education. 2 but like noble amphibians that thrive on land and in the stream, 3 i've got another world of which i like to gladly dream. 4 some say that it's abnormal; my affections are exclusive. 5 in science, they say, emotions are something quite elusive. 6 line 3 exemplifies which kind of figurative language? a) hyperbole b) metaphor c) onomatopoeia d) simile