Read this sentence from paragraph 6 of The Myth of Achilles." Conquering this enemy gave Achilles the confidence to attempt to storm the city of Troy, but this act would prove to be his downfall.
Which sentence from "The Quiz Bowl King" also shows confidence that leads to a downfall?
In preparation for the state competition, I've spent hours each day for the last several months making sure there is no question that will stump me.
Our opponents have a total of 26 points, while my teammates and well, mostly me-have managed to rack up a total of 28 points.
I feel as cool as a cucumber, running through the list of possible topics in my head-pop culture, animals, psychology, astronomy, technology—and knowing I am an expert on every one.
I can't say that I scrambled to find the right answer, because I had no clue.

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.

- i.a -

well i need the text ?   *   *   /

  this riddles' answer is library.

  the "leaves" are a reference to the books' pages that the library contains; the branches are a network of libraries that connect multiple libraries' collections, resources, and items in a system of a common database, integrating them; the branches' organization are a useful management tool for coordinating the multiple collections many libraries have.