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5. D. Flock of birds

6. D. Colony of ants

7. D. School of fish

8. B. Lady's bag

9.  D. old man's back

10. B. rat's tail

4 Finally , she ate it

2 Next, she spread jelly on other slices of bread

3 After spreading the jelly, she put the slices of bread together

1 First, she spread peanut butter on one slice of bread

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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