In lines 174-175 one rioter tells the old man I heard you mention just a moment gone a certain traitor death what did the old man say earlier about death

This question is about "The Pardone's Tale"

The old man says that he left death under a tree in the bonsque and that death is waiting there, in the shadows.

Explanation:

"The Pardone's Tale" we are introduced to three men who are looking for death to take revenge on it. That's because death killed a friend of theirs and that's why they want to kill it and ask people where they can find death. An old man claims he met with death and asked him to take him, but it was in vain. Then the old man claims that he left death under a tree in the woods and that there she lives waiting, in the shadows.

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 -