8) Which MOST CLOSELY defines the meaning and describes the connotation of the word immensity in this passage?
A)
the state of being priceless and significant for history
B)
the state of being enormous in size and great in
significance
C)
the state of being atypical and immeasurable in mass
or volume
D)
the state of being temporary in nature, but great in
size and significance

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first of all the mood needs to be defined: it is obviously a mood of deceitful relief and serenity. why? because the cape horn is one of the most violent maritime regions of earth and although it has been left behind, it is a personification of ahab’s delirium and the fact that the end of the passage speaks about it about being “hidden” but “raving” immediately conveys the feeling the calm is not permanent but fleeting.

furthermore, the oxymoron “mild stun'sails” is the first instance of such feeling as the adjective “mild” is associated with “stunned” underscoring the fleeting nature of this “tranquil” moment. and the contrasts keep piling up, with the opposition between “dark den” and “blessed light and air” to end with the final conclusion that leaves the reader with the uneasy knowledge that this is just a reprieve.