The speaker and the captain are not happy; the captain is dead and the speaker sad because of this.
Yet, other people are happy about the end of the trip ("the people all exulting"). Those two images are being contrasted here- so the answer is:
<span>The poet is trying to show that there are people celebrating, but they do not feel the pain of the speaker.</span>
A. To explain how meaning is sometimes lost when communicating only through e-mails
It's really important to know your audience when you start writing something. For example, if you want to write a dystopian novel, usually teens and young adults read such books, so you want to modify your novel and theme a bit to better suit their interest and understanding. You need to decide on which group of readers you want to write for so that you can adjust themes, motifs, characters, etc.
This passage is appropiate for students familiar with literary jargon. The passage is quite explanatory, with a clear explanation and examples, thus targeting students rather than teachers. While it does not include informal English, and it is not particularly persuasive, it does include literary terms like setting, plot, theme, among others. Moreover, the passage clearly talks about literature mainly.
