read this excerpt from stanza 1 of the poem, lines 7-8.

and he had lingered at the door
so long that it seemed yesterday.

why does the narrator most likely use the phrase ‘so long that it seemed yesterday’?
a) to show that his lingering at the door was getting irritating
b) to show that he had not moved from the door since sometime the day before
c) to demonstrate her love for her husband and how she wanted him to linger in the doorway
d) to show that he had lingered so long by the door, the wife felt that he had been there more than an entire day