From The Hobbit; Chapter 11 - How does the scenery change as they approach the Lonely Mountain? How does the change in setting affect the characters and the tone of the narrative?

citizens are given 25 years of life to prove their worth to society; if they fail to do great things

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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answer: the sentence in the text that contains both the topic and the author's single most important idea about the topic

explanation: aww pineapple so adorable

if you don't mind posting the paragraph so i could read it that would a lot. (;