I think that the answer is A) reforms that had failed to improve Ireland's situation.
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The correct answer is:
This is an example of the writer telling through description rather than showing through dialogue.
Sometimes writers like to explain explicitely what's happening instead of adding dialogues of the situations., which is the case in this passage,
How do you write a poem, because the others can be answered with a simple yes or no
Answer:
Characters and conflicts are introduced EARLY IN THE PLAY
Tension builds through a series of CONFLICTS
The key to suspense is to resolve the conflict NEAR THE END OF THE PLAY
Explanation:
I JUST DID IT
