Read the excerpt from the number devil. "by the way, the reverse is true as well," the number devil added. "the reverse? what do you mean? " "simple," said the number devil with a grin. "just as there are infinitely large numbers, there are infinitely small numbers. and an infinite number of infinitely small numbers." and so saying, he twirled his walking stick like a propeller in robert's face. i'm starting to feel dizzy, thought robert. it was the same feeling he'd had on the slide. "stop! " he shouted. "why so jittery, robert? " asked the number devil. "it's perfectly harmless." what is the number devil trying to accomplish?
he is trying to support robert’s understanding.
he is trying to make robert wake up from his dream.
he is trying to make fun of robert's limited math knowledge.
he is trying to get robert to do something against his will.

what is the question here?

technical documents should be clear and precise. basically, clarity is the key element in a successful technical document.

"the monkey's paw" is a rare story in that the theme is actually stated in the story. sgt. maj. morris tells the whites that the old fakir who put the spell on the paw said, "fate rules people's lives and those who interfere with fate do so to their sorrow." the message is a warning, but mr. white doesn't believe it. even though sgt. maj. morris makes it clear that he tried wishing with unfortunate results and he tries to throw the paw on the fire,   mr. white makes a wish for 200 pounds only to find that he receives the money when herbert dies in a factory accident. according to the fakir, then, because mr. white had wished for something he should not have had, his son lost his life.

the second wish that mrs. white encourages him to make is for herbert's return--one week after his death. when the strange knocking begins at the door during the windy night, mr. white panicks, believing that the previously dead but still mangled herbert could have walked home from the cemetary and is now at the door. because he fears what his wife will find if she opens the door, mr. white makes his third wish--for the noise to stop.

therefore, he uses his three wishes and to his sorrow, loses his son and disappoints his wife, who fervently believed that their son was at the door. she wanted him back, regardless of his condition.

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 -