At the end of every class, the bell screams at us to leave. * Metaphor
Hyperbole
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Idiom

our democratic-republican government is based on the idea of the natural right of every individual member thereof to . . a vote in making and executing the laws.

explanation:

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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