To put meaning in one's life may end in madness, but life without meaning is the torture of restlessness and vague desire-- 15 it is a boat longing for the sea and yet afraid. 16 line sixteen from the poem is an example of which literary device? a) a simile. b) a paradox. c) an allusion. d) comic relief.

B) a paradox

Explanation:

A paradox is a figure of speech which represents a logical statement and yet has contradictory remarks in it. The conclusion involves contradictory elements. The statement is contradictory but is true with logical reasoning. In line 16 of the poem, the paradox has been used to build the relationship between a boat and the sea. The boat is said to be 'longing' to go in the sea and at the same time, it is 'afraid' too.

an interrogative sentence is a type of sentence that asks a question, as opposed to sentences that make a statement, deliver a command, or express an exclamation. interrogative sentences are typically marked by inversion of the subject and predicate; that is, the first verb in a verb phrase appears before the hope i