Reread lines 1-15. How does the description of the "approaching darkness" change the tone of the poem? What happens to the starfish the speaker leaves behind? Use textual evidence to support your answer. The description of "approaching darkness" changes the tone of the poem because, iit shows where the fish are coming from.

Explanation:

Naturally, humans often resent darkness. Thus, by the description of the "approaching darkness", it creates in the minds of the readers a compelling sad feeling because of the death that is about to occur.

The starfish that the speaker left behind died, but not just any time of death but one the poem calls, dying as "little martyrs, soldiers,..."

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