Read the excerpt from "Morte d'Arthur" by Alfred, Lord Tennyson.On one side lay the Ocean, and on oneLay a great water, and the moon was full.Then spake King Arthur to Sir Bedivere:

The excerpt describes the landscape around Arthur: the ocean, a great body of water, and the full moon. These details create a sense of a broad, expansive setting, so the best choice is “the vastness of the environment.”

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