Which of the following would not work as a supporting paragraph of a persuasive essay that begins with the thesis below? Thesis: The easiest and quickest way to reduce America's energy consumption is to build cheap and effective mass transit systems in our 30 biggest cities.

*meditation

*music

*reading

*playing games

*going out to eat

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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.

- i.a -