Which idiom best describes the paragraph?
my kid brother dusty is always pulling pranks on me. last week, i was rushing to get to band practice when i couldn’t find my flute because dusty had hidden it in the closet. then i couldn’t find my coat because dusty had stuffed it under a cushion on the couch. then i couldn’t find my bag with all my music in it because dusty had put it in the washing machine. by then i was furious. but luckily, the washer wasn’t running.
a.
spill the beans
b.
wake up on the wrong side of the bed
c.
grab the bull by the horns
d.
the last straw

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 -

in the 1890s, southern states enacted a new form of black codes, called “jim crow” laws. these laws made it illegal for blacks and whites to share public facilities. this meant that blacks and whites had to use separate schools, hospitals, libraries, restaurants, hotels, bathrooms, and drinking fountains.

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