Itried and tried to understand the problem. this phrase is a(n) infinitive phrase prepositional phrase participial phrase gerund phrase

I tried and tried to understand the problem. this phrase is a prepositional phase se one is telling something

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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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information must be sent by government offices to local town to be read at town meetings

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