Iceberg Formation and Wonder in Alaska
In context, the image of the iceberg being born in paragraph one is meant to suggest
A. the deafening nature of the ice scraping against other bergs
B. that natural processes take time and are worthy of wonder
C. the pain experienced upon witnessing the effects of climate change
D. a complex scientific process of iceberg formation and separation
E. the new iceberg's helplessness against the turbulent waters
Answer:
Answer:
In context, the image of the iceberg being born in paragraph one is meant to suggest B. that natural processes take time and are worthy of wonder.
The passage describes the writer's experience of hearing a thundering roar across the lake and then discovering that it was the sound of a newborn iceberg about fifty or sixty feet in diameter. The statement "rocking and wallowing in the waves it had raised as if enjoying its freedom after its long grinding work as part of the glacier" implies that the iceberg has been formed through a slow and arduous process as part of the glacier. The use of the word "newborn" further reinforces the idea of the iceberg being born or separated from the glacier.