"It was all over losing a penny or something, wasn’t it?" she went on, when I didn’t answer. It was. She laughed indulgently, "You were a crazy kid, weren’t you?"

I was. But there was more to it than that. I had never seen a brand-new penny before. I thought they were all black. This one was bright as gold. And my father had given it to me.

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i think it could possibly be b

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 -

the correct answer is dilapidated.

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