Read this excerpt from "ulysses" by alfred, lord tennyson:
in offices of tenderness, and pay
meet adoration to my household gods,
when i am gone. he works his work, i mine.
there lies the port; the vessel puffs her sail:
there gloom the dark broad seas. my mariners,
souls that have toil'd, and wrought, and thought with me--
that ever with a frolic welcome took
the thunder and the sunshine, and opposed
free hearts, free foreheads-- you and i are old;
what image does this line create of the ships, which is enhanced by the caesura?
there lies the port; the vessel puffs her sail:
a. it states in a matter-of-fact way that going out to sea is what ships do.
b. it points out how powerless the ships are as they meet the dangers of the ocean.
c. it enhances the mystery surrounding traveling on the ocean.
d. it calls attention to the impending disaster awaiting ships leaving port.
it emphasizes the urgency that is typical of sailors and their travels