简答题The protagonist Edmund Carr knew that he was terminally ill and his days are numbered.简答题The novel explored basic human emotions evoked by one's impending death.简答题Vita Sackville-West inspired Virginia Woolf's literary creation, and was therefore regarded as the Muse to the latter.简答题Edmund Carr often discussed his health problems publicly.简答题Our text, excerpts from Vita's Novel No Signposts in the Sea, boasts numerous characters.简答题No Signposts in the Sea is Vita's last novel, published the year before her death.简答题In the sentence "Gray hairs should be respected", no metonymy is used.简答题In a career spanning over forty years, Vita wrote across genres, producing novels, poetry, biography, radio broadcasts, book reviews, travel logs as well as garden writing.简答题Given the fact that most of her writing was done while Vita was on board a ship, and that poor health was leading her to an unknown end at the time, No Signposts in the Sea is quite an appropriate title.简答题In the sentence "I need to relax, and listen to some Bach", a metonymy does occur.简答题A merry atmosphere permeates the excerpts "No Signposts in the Sea".简答题The plot of this novel is rather complicated, and a lot of interpersonal conflicts took place.简答题Writing helped Vita resolve issues that both plagued and enthused her.简答题Reading biographic sketches of Vita helps us gain some unusual access to her life and thoughts and provide a biographical foundation to the Vita texts.