Question

In "Wave" Dale Wisely characterizes water as an element that

A. gives life
B. Takes life
C. gives and takes life
D. is life

Answer 1

C. gives and takes life

Step-by-step explanation:

The stanza in the sonnet is really separating hurls from the earth which implies that life on earth and life after-here is an atmosphere among earth and skies. Life on earth is the place living things are conceived and in the sky, they go when their life is over.

Answer 2

C. gives and takes life

Explanation;

In the poem Dale Wisely says that

"Waters split the firmament,

dividing heaven from earth

in a splashy feat of parting

here from… there."

The stanza in the poem is actually differentiating heaves from earth which means that life on earth and life after-here is a firmament between earth and skies. Life on earth is where living things are born and in the heavens they go when their life is taken.