The correct option is THE WORD CHOICE DARKENS THE TONE.
From the passage it can be seen that the author took care to use words that will arouse and sustain the suspense of the readers. The word choice in the excerpt gives the passage a dark tone that will raise the curiosity of the reader about the eventual outcome of the event stated in the passage.
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I think it's the first one Adjective modifying a noun
the question is a cut off a bit so I cant see the bolded words
Hosted is letter B. Verb.
I believe it is a claim because it does focus on the main idea and what the text/passage should be about. If not I deeply apologize.
The theme of this poem is: patriotic
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