What is the best example of a vivid sensory detail? “i was so nervous! ” “i thought my knees would give out and i would collapse.” “i had one chance to my team win this game so we could go to the state semifinals. “i hoped i could.”

"I thought my knees would give out and I would collapse" , which appeals to the touch sense

the audience knows that nora is intentionally failing to dance correctly, but helmer doesnt

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.