What poetic technique does henry wadsworth longfellow use in this excerpt from the poem "the day is done"?

the day is done, and the darkness
falls from the wings of night,
as a feather is wafted downward
from an eagle in his flight.

Isaw my future flash before me and it did not take me anytime to slow down. i need to replace the words "it did".

What does the candle symbolize in this excerpt from leo tolstoy’s the death of ivan ilyich? “when i am not, what will there be? there will be nothing. then where shall i be when i am no more? can this be dying? no, i don’t want to! ” he jumped up and tried to light the candle, felt for it with trembling hands, dropped candle and candlestick on the floor, and fell back on his pillow. a. ivan ilyich’s shallow lifestyle b. ivan ilyich’s troubled conscience c. ivan ilyich’s murky past d. ivan ilyich’s approaching death

Which function is positive for the entire interval (-3, -2]?