How does the poem's setting—nighttime and the sea—impact the narrator? The setting creates a rich darkness that turns the narrator's self-examination inward to answer
А
his own questions.
B
The setting is an extended cathedral metaphor in which the narrator hears the stars speak like
angels and the sea represents hope.
С
The narrator responds emotionally to the night sky and the sea but cannot reconcile his own
self-doubts with the words of the air-born voice.
D
In contrast to the narrator's inner turmoil, the setting creates a quiet vastness that allows him t
hear and respond to the air-born voice.