Read the excerpt from The Land. Mitchell looked up, first at Hammond, then at me, and I felt my knees go weak. "Yeah," he mumble
d, his eyes fixed on me, and at that moment I knew that my troubles with Mitchell were far from over. Paul’s knees go weak when Mitchell looks at him because Paul is tired. relieved. scared. angry.
It is right there in the text. For example, if you were describing a character, explicit would be like she is nice. You don't have to think about the character trait, it is stated right there. hope this helps