Hello there!
The poem “Talking in their sleep” is a poem about a tree that goes into hibernation.
Every winter a tree loses its leave. Depending on the condition it may or may not look in a bad condition.
This tree feels that someone else feels it no longer has any beauty due to the harsh winter.
It though feels that it can prove the person wrong - in the spring when it is once again beautiful.
Therefore the central idea of the poem may be something like the quote “Don’t judge a book by its cover”. Although the tree may not seem alive at the moment, it will be beautiful once again.
I hope this helps you!
~Alexa
Answer:
A. The flood destroyed crops and caused some farmers to lose money
Explanation:
The main sentence says that farmers that got affected by the flood lost money. Sentence A says the same thing just with different wording.
It would most likely be B or C since they are the same. Dashes basically show emphasis and if the sentence inside them is taken away, the other parts of the sentence are not affected. If we took the lion part out of your sentence, the sentence would still be talking about symbolism. However it more common to use parenthesis or commas to add emphasis but that's just stylistic choice
