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Byron's 'Darkness' is a poem that depicts:

  1. A localized power outage affecting the city of London
  2. The death of the sun and the end of all life on Earth
  3. A metaphorical darkness representing the complete loss of poetic inspiration and feeling
  4. The quiet, starless night sky above the Swiss Alps
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Correct answer: The death of the sun and the end of all life on Earth

Written during the 'Year Without a Summer' (1816), 'Darkness' is a bleak, apocalyptic vision. It describes a world where the sun is extinguished and humanity descends into cannibalism and extinction.

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