Lee purpose in writing this letter is to thank his son for a gift and to-

A. state that he should be commander in chief of the Confederate Army.

B. argue that secession would be a terrible mistake.

C. insist that the South must be avenged for Northern aggression

D. explain his reasons for supporting the Union.

its repetition emphasizing that the chain is his own. sorry if i am wrong.

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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