The answer would be “many animals die prematurely in zoos because they are exposed to infectious diseases.” The claim is stating that something bad is happening in zoos and this one is the only bad side effect in the choices.
He uses more so he could tell more of a story and use more words do explain much more. He wanted to create vivid images in his readers mind of his poetry. He wanted to bring tears and joy and using more syllables made him capable of just that.
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Annotating is a very important thing to do and it helps you remember ideas that you had read about later on
