What is the purpose of the semicolon in the following sentence? I decided to wear my favorite green sweater out to dinner with Jenna; after all, she had given it to me for my birthday.

A. It joins closely related independent clauses.
B. It separates items that already contain commas.
C. It introduces a list after an independent clause.
D. It introduces a quotation after an independent clause.

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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