Based off the context of this sentence, the strong points: "one taste 'provoked another'", "to the flagon 'so often'", "that 'at length'", the synonym and or simpler definition to the said word (reiterated) or reiterate, would be repeat.
Actual definition of < reiterate >
Re•it•er•ate \rē-'it-e-'rāt\ vt-at•ed; -at•ing [L reiteratus, pp. of reiterare to repeat, fr. Re- + iterare to iterate] (1526) : to state or to do over again or repeatedly sometimes with wearying effect - re•it•er•a•tion \(') rē-,it-e-'rā-shen\ n - re•it•er•a•tive \ rē-'it-e-,rāt-iv, -ret-iv; -'i-tret-iv\ adj - re•it•er•a•tive•ly adv
Source for definition:
Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary
By: A. Merriam-Webster
The 3rd sentence; the little boys had on pants that were torn,a dirty shirt, and muddy shoes.
the first one ( 4 lines 2 couplets 1stanza)
I believe, the answers that best fit the question are;
1: A: The Burden of Things
2: F: The Value of Things
3: J: The Need for Things
The correct answer would be paradox. A paradox is a figure of speech or a literary device that seems contradictory but actually presents a truth. It uses two different ideas that appear to be senseless and contradicting but when you check and study it, it reveals some kind of truth.