18. Read these lines from Passage 5. “I love thee to the depth and breadth and height
My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight
For the ends of being and ideal grace.” (lines 2-4)

How does the speaker’s specific word choices in these lines evoke a majestic (impressive beauty)
sense of time and place?
A. She uses down-to-earth language to create an effective contrast to the soaring love she
feels.
B. She uses a spatial metaphor to illustrate how broad and wide and deep her love is,
comparing it to the impressive extent her soul can reach in all directions.
C. She uses religious diction to compare her love to receiving God's grace while feeling
small and invisible.
D. She uses lofty language to create a formal sense of setting and tone.