Which sentence contains a gerund phrase? A. The goal of the class was learning how to use a computer keyboard.

B. To sing with the Metropolitan Opera has been my dream throughout my life.

C. Troubled by the noise from the trains, Cole began to wear sound-muting headphones.

D. Washing clothes regularly allows Annabelle to always have something clean to wear.

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 -

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