I think the answer would be purpose. I'm not sure though.
Answer:
This poem is in 3rd person.
Explanation:
The speaker tells about actions that someone else is doing & never mentions himself/herself
INTERNAL CONFLICT: FRANK... DR... EXTERNAL CONFLICT: MR... MARK...
The correct answer is: [A]: "implied metaphor" .
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Refer to: "....lay on her little island" . The "little island" is the implied metaphor.
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The answer is B. "Frightened."
You can draw the conclusion that the author is trying to communicate a frightened tone by the diction of the stanza. The following line of the text states: "In the silence of the night, How we shiver with affright..." This is a very telling detail that supports the idea that the author's tone was meant to be frightening.