Read the excerpt below and answer the question. As the lights darkened, as the lights of night brightened

Why does Ruckeyser use a parallel structure in this line from "Poem"? Select all that apply.

A. to create an image of fading light and rising darkness

B. to create a sense of rhythm in the poem

C. to create a better understanding of her use of the word lights

D. to create a metaphor comparing darkness and light

Which is the best contrast between the heracles myth and christopher reeve's life story? a. the mythical heracles and christopher both endured many trials calling on their reserves of strength and character. b. christopher reeve was injured on a horse, but heracles fought a bear. c. heracles' journey into the dark world of the afterlife pales beside christopher reeve's real-life struggle against grief and depression. d. heracles wasn't real but christopher reeve was.