Implying is not a reading strategy, it is an unsafe estimate.
The answer is E because u can’t put a period at the end of that sentence
The correct answer is the second one “an absence of love or passion.” In the poem, the general intention of the author is to describe his feelings about the love/passion that it is leaving his life. The sentence “dead leaves and snow”, is the way in which he introduces the absence feeling that he is going through. The birds, as well as the leaves of the tree, are metaphors of love, which are abandoning the tree (his life).
Everyone is meant to let our own lights shine so we can give permission to others to do the same. Don’t be afraid of your deepest fear.
I believe the answer is A hope this helps