16. What is the meaning of the metaphor in the following sentence: "His heart's great basin was awash with
the great flood of both the end of the long journey and the beginning of something new. He was now left with
a drowning space that leaked ever so slowly to make way for whatever flood was next."
a. Life's journey has brought him to a great pausing of time where we can neither heal nor feel pain
b. Full of sadness, he has accepted his fate
c. He is desperate for a new start that will end his pain and open up his life for the possibility of hope
d. Though he is ending a long suffering, he is aware that the next journey may be just as
difficult
