How does the allusion to Cortez (a Spanish conquistador and explorer) contribute to the tone of this passage from a poem?
Then felt I like some watcher of the skies. When a new planet swims into his ken; Or like stout Cortez when with eagle eyes. He stared at the Pacific—and all his men. Looked at each other with a wild surmise—Silent, upon a peak in Darien.
A. It emphasizes a sense of awe struck wonder.
B. It creates a learned tone.
C. It emphasizes a sense of excitement.
D. It leads up to a climax.

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How does the allusion to Cortez (a Spanish conquistador and explorer) contribute to the tone of this passage from a poem?
Then felt I like some watcher of the skies. When a new planet swims into his ken; Or like stout Cortez when with eagle eyes. He stared at the Pacific—and all his men. Looked at each other with a wild surmise—Silent, upon a peak in Darien. 
A. It emphasizes a sense of awe struck wonder.
B. It creates a learned tone.
C. It emphasizes a sense of excitement.
D. It leads up to a climax.

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