How does Christina Rossetti’s poem “Flint” contrast flint with other substances?
a) A string of similes show the value of precious stones, while metaphors highlight the ways in which flint is also valuable.
b) The similes and metaphors celebrate all aspects of nature's beauty, from green grass and blue sky to gray flint.
c) Similes and metaphors show the glittery value of the other objects in contrast to the use value of dull flint.
d)The comparisons show the relative value of each item, from shiny diamonds down to the earthy flint.

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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.