He did not come in the dawning; he did not come at noon; And out o' the tawny sunset, before the rise o' the moon,
When the road was a gipsy's ribbon, looping the purple moor,
A red-coat troop came marching
Marching-marching-
King George's men came marching, up to the old inn-door.
- Alfred Noyes, "The Highwayman"
Which statement best explains how the alliteration in this excerpt from Alfred
Noyes's poem "The Highwayman" contributes to its meaning?
PLEASE HELP ASAP

there is no reason to represent a false dillemma.

the answer is somber

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 -