Question

According to our studies, "Darkness" functions as a _____ poem.

Answer 1

According to our studies, "Darkness" functions as an apocalyptic poem.

Answer 2

1. narrative
2. apocalyptic
3. Iambic Pentameter / Free Verse
4.True
5. By beginning the poem as “a dream, which was not all a dream,” Byron immediately puts the reader on notice that this is an otherworldly work. 
6. They burn everything, including their homes. 
7. They see in everyone's faces such despair that they themselves begin to weep, smile cynically, or fall into madness.
8. The widespread despair has led to an end of the fighting, in which peace comes from extreme sadness.
9. One faithful dog refused to look for food, because to do so would mean abandoning his dead master’s corpse. 
10. There is no moral to the poem—darkness and famine take all people, regardless of their religion, values, morality, or actions.