One main idea of "the severest struggle" is that the civil war forced states to choose between the union and the south what is another main idea of the passage?

Another main idea of this text is that this decision (deciding between the Union and the South) was not an easy or straightforward one. Although we tend to think of the Union and the South as two clearly separate entities, the distinction was not as clear before the war. Many states had only recently joined the Union. Therefore, their allegiance to it was not particularly strong, which led them to have a stronger connection with their state than with their nation. Moreover, the South was defined by lifestyle (reliance on agriculture, particularly slave plantations), and the lines were blurry. This shows that many people struggled to pick a side during the war.

hello,

your answer is a) the metaphor suggests that the poetic themes are serious and dark.

collins is comparing the poem to a dark room. he is suggesting that the poems theme is serious and wants you to understand it. you don't need to understand the poet in order to understand the poem. you also don't need to move around while reading it. he is simply saying the poem has a dark and serious theme.

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