Like other Hemingway characters, Santiago is very much alone, "beyond all people in the world" (p. 50); yet he says, "No man was ever alone on the sea" (p. 61). Why? Does he feel joined with the creatures and universe or strengthened and sustained by them in any way? Do his dreams of the lions or reflections about his earlier strength support him?

Answer and Explanation:

Santiago feels that no man is alone when he is at sea, because he knows that the sea is full of creatures and that when a man enters that environment, he becomes one of those creatures, as he faces the same dangers and reaps the same benefits. Therefore, this man becomes a sea creature and is accompanied by a number of other sea creatures, who will never leave him while he is at sea. He feels united with the creatures of the sea and supported by them at the same time. This feeling of belonging to the sea and the creatures that inhabit it is an inner reflection of Santiago, which is extended to any place in nature, as we can see through his dreams of lions, as he associates youthfulness, strength and behavior that he already had a day.

It is important to remember that Santiago is a character in "The Old Man and the Sea", a book that shows how an extremely strong fish, stimulates reflections on life, death, youth and time to Santiago, an old fisherman, tired and no luck.

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". 

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your answer is a) the metaphor suggests that the poetic themes are serious and dark.

collins is comparing the poem to a dark room. he is suggesting that the poems theme is serious and wants you to understand it. you don't need to understand the poet in order to understand the poem. you also don't need to move around while reading it. he is simply saying the poem has a dark and serious theme.

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