How does the poem's setting—nighttime and the sea—impact the narrator? A
The setting creates a rich darkness that turns the narrator's self–examination inward to answer his own questions.
B
The setting is an extended cathedral metaphor in which the narrator hears the stars speak like angels and the sea represents hope.
C
The narrator responds emotionally to the night sky and the sea but cannot reconcile his own self–doubts with the words of the air–born voice.
D
In contrast to the narrator's inner turmoil, the setting creates a quiet vastness that allows him to hear and respond to the air–born voice.