Read the excerpt from "my heart is bursting."
i love to roam over the prairies. there i feel free and happy, but when we settle down we grow pale and die.
which of satana's central ideas do these details most contribute to?
a. settlers and american indians must live in peace.
b. united states’ soldiers threaten the kiowa tribe’s way of life.
c. it is vital to the kiowa tribe that they maintain their lifestyle.
d. the kiowa tribe is going to stubbornly remain on their land.

Option C. The excerpt that shows Satanta's central ideas contributes to the statement that it is vital to the Kiowa tribe that they maintain their lifestyle.

Explanation:

Satanta, also known as White Bear was a Chief of the Kiowa tribe expresses in the lines shown in the question, that it is the prairies that him and his community thrive, were they can be free to roam. By stating this, he is conveying the notion that the Kiowa tribe needs to maintain their lifestyle in order to prosper.

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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