Read the following two selections from the poem.
(1)And helps to blot the rays of moon and star,
(2)Then comes a sudden flash of light, which gleams on shores afar.

How does selection 1 relate to selection 2?

(A)Selection 1 describes the cause of the shipwreck, and Selection 2 shows how the man in the poem was able to survive.
(B)Selection 1 describes the sea during the night to provide a contrast with the beginning of dusk in Selection 2.
(C)Selection 1 describes the darkness of the sea to provide a contrast with the brightness of the shore in Selection 2.
(D)Selection 1 describes the cause of the storm and Selection 2 explains the effect the storm had on the speaker.