What do we call an action word like “run”?

Wait do you mean synonymons for the word "run"

Some Synonymons for run can be :

sprint, race, dart, rush, dash, hasten, hurry, scurry, scuttle, scamper, hare, bolt, bound, fly, gallop, career, charge, pound, shoot, hurtle, speed, streak, whizz, zoom, sweep, go like lightning,r, go like the wind, flash, double.

Or do you mean what are action words?

"An action verb is a verb that describes an action, like run, jump, kick, eat, break, cry, smile, or think." - source from

https://www.gallaudet.edu/tutorial-and-instructional-programs/english-center/grammar-and-vocabulary/verbs/action-verbs-and-linking-verbs/#:~:text=What%20are%20ACTION%20verbs%3F,cry%2C%20smile%2C%20or%20think.

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 -

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