7. part a: which of the following best explains the meaning and significance of the poem quoted after paragraph 179? a. the poem describes a man dying in a foreign place, just as the crewmen have died at sea.
b. the poem describes a soldier dying for a cause, in contrast to the ship suddenly sinking and the four survivors stranded in the ocean.
c. the poem describes a man dying alone, which is how the correspondent feels even though he is surrounded by three other men.
d. the poem describes a soldier dying, the meaning and impact of which never occurred to the correspondent before being himself confronted with the possibility of death.
The Open Boat by Stephen Crane