I think the answer would be D
He compares the poem to the moon, mainly because of the moon's slow, and gracious movement on the sky. According to the poet, "<span>Leaving, as the moon behind the winter leaves" is the description of how the poem should slowly and carefully flow to the end, just like the moon during a winter night. Poem should be motionless - should capture reader's attention, and entangle him in it completely. </span>
<span>A series of British laws passed in 1774 that were designed to punish the Massachusetts colonists for the Boston Tea Party.</span>