What is the effect of this change? - It connects two sentences to show that being a runner is Maria’s main passion.
- It illustrates that Maria is a runner because she is a lawyer.
- It sets up a contrast between Maria as a lawyer and runner.
- It smoothly connects two facts about Maria while giving them equal weight.

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.