In the first stanza of "Life," how does Lowell's symbolic use of the word night affect the poem?

A.
It reminds readers that the speaker has more experience with death than they do.

B.
It helps give the poem its serious and solemn tone.

C.
It calls to mind images of the natural world, which is the subject of this poem.

D.
It creates the poem's unique rhythm and meter.

Question

In the first stanza of "Life," how does Lowell's symbolic use of the word night affect the poem?
 
 A.
It reminds readers that the speaker has more experience with death than they do.
 
 B.
It helps give the poem its serious and solemn tone.
 
 C.
It calls to mind images of the natural world, which is the subject of this poem.
 
 D.
It creates the poem's unique rhythm and meter.