ESSAY: A NONSENSE POET Here is your goal for this assignment: Respond to an author's literature Choose either Edward Lear or Lewis Carroll, and write a brief paragraph on your choice of author. You may wish to include your familiarity with the author, why you like or don't like his verse, or what your opinion is of nonsense verse.

Read kabir’s poem “tell me, o swan, your ancient tale,” and answer the question. the swan is an extended metaphor. which of the following best describes this metaphor? a) the meaning of the poem’s extended metaphor is implicit rather than explicit. b) the meaning of the poem’s extended metaphor is neither implicit nor explicit. c) the meaning of the poem’s extended metaphor is explicit rather than implicit. d) the meaning of the poem’s extended metaphor is both implicit and explicit.