Why might someone with strong political ideas choose to express them through fiction instead of, for instance, running for office or writing a letter to the editor?

Read the paragraph. the storm continued for hours. the thunder was so loud that it was deafening. lightening flashed in the sky, taking the night from completely black to light. the world was coming to an end. how does the use of figurative language the reader understand the paragraph’s meaning? 1 by the reader understand how scary the storm is 2 by the reader recognize how long the storm lasts 3 by the reader compare the storm with an object 4 by the reader remember a similar storm

What is meant by “eternally burning black pipes”? what is this implying about the personality of the firemen?

In the poem i felt a funeral, in my brain, what rhyme scheme does the poet use and how does it contribute to the poem?