PLEASE HURYY. What does Ehrenreich do before every shift? A.
fixes her hair and makeup to look her best
B.
turns on a hidden tape recorder
C.
takes ibuprofen
D.
smokes two to three cigarettes
E.
reads USA Today

It's C. takes ibuprofen

Explanation: "But there's another capacity of the neuromuscular system, which is pain. I start tossing  back drugstore-brand ibuprofens as if they were vitamin C, four before each shift,  because an old mouse-related repetitive-stress injury in my upper back has come back to  full-spasm strength, thanks to the tray carrying."

a

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.

- i.a -