What is a common theme in this story and this poem? Think about the lesson or message that the two passages share. A. Asking for help when it’s not needed is good. B. Honesty earns a person respect from others. C. Honesty is not always the best policy. D. Some people respect humor over honesty.

"night. no one was praying for the night to pass quickly. the stars were but sparks of the immense conflagration that was consuming us. were this conflagration to be extinguished one day, nothing would be left in the sky but extinct stars and unseeing eyes." explain the images included in the passage. how is the use of the image of night contradictory to how we might expect it to be used