how does the phrase "sick in his heart" contribute to the tone of the entirepassage?a. by creating conflict between stephen and the other boys to support atense toneb. by adding detail to stephen's character to support a melancholy tonec. by illustrating stephen's inner thoughts to support a serious toned. by describing characters who are suspicious of each other to support anangry tone

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.

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the answer is c. the wind

d bc i just guessed