Q1/ In The Old Man and the sea, What is the reason that made Hemingway (Santiago) without catching any fish for 84 days?

He wanted to represent his lack of luck as a writer, using the character Santiago as a portrayal.

Explanation: Hemingway had a great reputation, but he was in a streak of bad luck creating a good story. Therefore, he writes a similar story for the character Santiago. After going 84 days without catching any fish, he is encouraged by his young apprentice to go further and break his unfortunate streak . Santiago is a man who remained cheerful besides being mocked by people, and hurt when catching the big Marlin.

The author wrote this as a metaphor to remain strong amongst his struggles in life.

the difference between an explicit and implicit meaning is that the explicit meaning of a poem is that the detail is exactly defined. nothing is left to interpretation. an implicit meaning is an implied meaning. kabir's poetry is both explicit and implicit in that it can be interpreted on different levels. the explicit meaning leaves nothing to interpretation while the implicit meaning leaves lots open to interpretation. an example of this is found in the poem "rumi and the spiritual lover".