Question

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.

Answer 1

It's a paradox.

Step-by-step explanation:

It longs for something and yet it is too afraid to go get it . Those conflict with one another and thus, it is a paradox.

Answer 2

B) a paradox

Step-by-step 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.