1. the poet’s was left silently behind.
life
wife
enemy
car

2. the grew as big as hospital buildings.
ice
cars
lights
seconds

3. flew away in the darkness.
an egg
an angel
the snow
a post

4. other people live in a crowd.
field.
world.
stillness.

5. everyone is at everyone’s door. singing softly
watching quietly
turning away
lining up

Yours answers are 1. wife.  2. seconds.  3. an angel.  4. world  5. lining up.

Explanation:

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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 -