Please answer the following prompt in a paragraph (5 sentences): Make a list of all the different beliefs and practices that grant us wishes (i. e. shooting stars). Why do people keep these beliefs and practices alive through stories, movies, and literature? 

Read kabir’s poem “tell me, o swan, your ancient tale,” and answer the question. the swan is an extended metaphor. which of the following best describes this metaphor? a) the meaning of the poem’s extended metaphor is implicit rather than explicit. b) the meaning of the poem’s extended metaphor is neither implicit nor explicit. c) the meaning of the poem’s extended metaphor is explicit rather than implicit. d) the meaning of the poem’s extended metaphor is both implicit and explicit.