The correct options are one, two and four.
Fixed poetry involves a regular and limited rhyme scheme, restricted metrical arrangements, and a determined set of lines. Poets who follow the rules of fixed poetry usually combine these conditions into more extensive compositions.
"He had come like a thief in the night." is taken from the Bible, specifically Thessalonians 5:2. It refers to the second return of the Lord (Jesus), that means another one from the one we know. The first one is his rebirth after beeg crucified. He will return as "a thief in the night" because we don't know when it will happen, he won't announce it.
I believe the answer is B, correct me if i'm wrong :)
It is simply saying that all is now in chaos. I am assuming the part that is confusing is "the quiet sands have run." It could easily be alluding to the way that during a sandstorm, the calm sands of the surface are no longer there as the chaos of the storm casts them about.
No only protects from cold