Explanation for Question 34 From the Reading Section on the 2017 April Sat
Question number 34, the figurative language in lines, 2 33 to 35, but not withstanding guide us serves mainly to suggest 3 what. So let's take a look at lines 33 to 35 here. 4 Um, these lines read, 5 but not withstanding this. We are wandering on the great ocean of human affairs. 6 I see no landmark to guide us. So here Henry is 7 making reference to the fact that, 8 um, there's a lot of uncertainty ahead. Um, 9 there's no clear reference point or model for the new country to follow in 10 terms of defining its new government. 11 So he's concerned that, um, the, 12 the new path is kind of going outside of what's known and might create 13 real actual existing danger, um, 14 which is different from what he says. The current situation is where there is 15 at least in Virginia, really no evidence of civil unrest. 16 So looking at the figurative language here, 17 um, and first of all, let's dive into that. 18 He calls, um, the current current prospects, 19 um, the great ocean of human affairs. 20 So when we think of the ocean, um, that's really a place of huge 21 scale, a lot of complexity. Um, 22 he's talking about no landmark to guide us so we can imagine that he's 23 picturing the country as being on a ship in the middle of the ocean, 24 sort of directionless, not sure of where to go, 25 um, path kind of unknown. And that's the situation that he finds the country 26 to be in. So it serves mainly to suggest, 27 um, choice a is impatience, 28 um, inpatients isn't necessarily corre...