Read the following lines: the somerset, british man-of-war a phantom ship, with each mast and spar across the moon, like a prison-bar, which of the following statements best explains the meaning of the figurative language, "like a prison-bar"? a. the british ship is a phantom, like the moon, that cannot be imprisoned. b. the night is a prison to everyone, the british, the colonists, and even the ship. c. the mast looks like it imprisons the moon, like the british imprison the d. colonists. the somerset is sailing away from the bay, fighting for its freedom.

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