Delivery is the way the author or speaker conveys the message the pace that a speaker uses in a persuasive speech the method of communication the audience prefers the length of speech that is permitted in public spaces

Delivery is
the way the author or speaker conveys the message. It is a process of presenting coherent and clear messages. A good delievery doesn't distract its audience and present its ideas clearly and interestingly. When proper attributes are used along with the delievery that are, facial expression, directnesss, vocal and so forth, it attracts its audience.

a. the way the author or speaker conveys the message.

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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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