I would say that the lines which show us how desperate the poet is are the following:
"... helpless in my throes, Biting my truant pen, beating myself for spite--"
As you can see here, the poet says he is helpless, meaning that he cannot find inspiration to write what he wants to write. Therefore he is desperate for some inspiration, which is why he is biting his truant pen in order to show how anxious he is to get his inspiration back.
Answer:
B
Explanation:
Because if you read it carefully it's ccomparing the boy to being healthy like a horse
Privacy
quietness
those two seem accurate imo
