What is the function of the following sentence?

all i know is that i can't wait to get out there on the lanes and show my stuff!
a.
to question the need for bowling
b.
to make a request for more bowling
c.
to show excitement about the activity
d.
to make a comment on sports

answer: a

explanation:

read the following excerpt from “greece” by oscar wilde.

the sea was sapphire [colored], and the sky

burned like a heated opal through the air;

we hoisted sail; the wind was blowing fair

for the blue lands that to the eastward lie.

which words does the poet include to the reader visualize the scene?

“the sea was sapphire”

“through the air”

“was blowing fair”

“to the eastward lie”