Read these lines from stanza 2 of the poem.
the stout mate thought of home; a spray
of salt wave washed his swarthy cheek.
how does the poet's use of the word swarthy affect the poem?
a.) it suggests that the mate's cheeks are puffy and wet from the sea spray.
b.) it emphasizes that the mate's face is dark and weathered from the sun and sea.
c.) it suggests that the mate has been a seaman a long time and his skin is aged.
d.) it emphasizes that the mate is homesick and the sea spray hides his tears.

Read the excerpt from flannery o'connor's "the life you save may be your own although the old woman lived in this desolate spot with only her daughter and she had never seen mr. shiftlet before, she could tell, even from a distance, that he was a tramp and no one to be afraid of. his left coat sleeve was folded up to show there was only half an arm in it and his gaunt figure listed slightly. which phrase connects these characters to the southern gothic genre? half an arm she had never seen his left coat sleeve folded up