To put meaning in one's life may end in madness, but life without meaning is the torture of restlessness and vague desire-- 15 it is a boat longing for the sea and yet afraid. 16 line sixteen from the poem is an example of which literary device? a) a simile. b) a paradox. c) an allusion. d) comic relief.

B) a paradox

Explanation:

A paradox is a figure of speech which represents a logical statement and yet has contradictory remarks in it. The conclusion involves contradictory elements. The statement is contradictory but is true with logical reasoning. In line 16 of the poem, the paradox has been used to build the relationship between a boat and the sea. The boat is said to be 'longing' to go in the sea and at the same time, it is 'afraid' too.

1. this would be first person. it would be like "i walked home from school today" they are the narrator of the story and is a character as well.

2. first person because they used the word "i" in the quote.

3. i'm really not sure about this one i'm really sorry i never read it so i wouldn't know how to answer it. 

4. it would be character vs. society because everyone he meets there is always a conflict of some sort because he's stuck in his daydream.

5. it would be sadness at the loss of youth because the title itself tells us it's about age so it couldn't be about regret. and the tone just sounds sad, not angry. 

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