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The correct answer is a. a description of Jack London’s attempts to learn how to surf
He saw surfers as he traveled through Hawaii and was amazed by their skill and how they looked and behaved so he decided to describe them and explain how surfing works and what it is. He tried and he failed and got advice which was also presented in the excerpt.
Fact!!
I mean there’s no other “animal” smaller then an ant-
Explicit meaning means meaning that originates only from the meaning of the phrase and not other contextual features and it also has the connotations of being concrete and realistic. On the other hand, implied meaning makes us think of similes and other non-pragmatic factors. The only pair that suits the above descriptions is: <span>direct statements / imagery. This question is along the dilemma of imagery and direct statements; the other 2 choices have other impacts on literary forms.</span>