Question

Six humans trapped by happenstance
In black and bitter cold.
Each one possessed a stick of wood,
Or so the story's told.
Their dying fire in need of logs;
The first man held his back.
For on the faces around the fire,
He noticed one was black.

Read the lines given above and answer the question that follow:

What does the phrase ‘six humans’ signify?

Answer 1

By saying “six humans”, it is almost as if he is talking about all humans. If he would have said “people” then we might have different associations with the words.