Which is the participle in the sentence?

it was so peaceful to sit under the tree and hear the rustling leaves.

a.
peaceful

b.
rustling

c.
hear

d.
sit

the difference between an explicit and implicit meaning is that the explicit meaning of a poem is that the detail is exactly defined. nothing is left to interpretation. an implicit meaning is an implied meaning. kabir's poetry is both explicit and implicit in that it can be interpreted on different levels. the explicit meaning leaves nothing to interpretation while the implicit meaning leaves lots open to interpretation. an example of this is found in the poem "rumi and the spiritual lover". 

a you should do a lion because they are so majestic