Which phrase from the text shows this story is set in an imagined future? all of the monster computing machines of all the populated planets in the universe - ninety-sex billion
planets
O "the eyes of a dozen television cameras watched him
O "then moved to a position beside the switch that would complete the contact when he threw it
"Dwar Ev ceremoniously soldered the final connection with gold

Please help

I believe the first option is correct

Explanation:

since it is asking for her reaction to elnora's trouble at school you can rule out any answers with a positive response (b). then you can rule out (d), this is because it does not show the mother's reaction but the daughter's response. that leaves you with two options (a) and (c), by looking at the options you can rule out (c) because it isn't referring back to elnora's issues at school.

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 -