How is the author trying to connect this story to real life? What special word choices
has the author made here to
give you a specific reaction?

What descriptions has the author included to give you important-information?
Examples or detail from the text answer or conclusions
The story is war of the worlds by hg wells chapter 4 the cylinder opens

How is the author trying to connect this story to real life? I think everyone expected to see a man emerge—possibly something a little unlike us terrestrial men,

Explanation:

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.