After the long, dangerous voyage across the ocean, stepping foot in the new world was like a breath of fresh air. what does "like a breath of fresh air" mean in the sentence?

a. the mood was light and airy
b. the atmosphere was refreshing
c. the people felt relief at the end of their journey
d. the people were eager to get off the ship

C. The people felt relief at the end of their journey.

Explanation:

In this context, the sentence in quotation marks means that the people who had just endured a long and dangerous trip across the ocean felt relieved that their travels were over and that they were able to stand on solid ground once again. The sentence is, indeed, a simile, in which something, stepping foot on solid ground, is likened to something else, in this case, breathing fresh air.    

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". 

.the definitions

.the number of syllables in the word

.the pronunciation of the word

.the parts of speech

.the foreign translations