The answer is "WAS". Hope this helps.
The answer would be D) all of the above, since the sentences all use a physical thing such as the color black, or water to represent something deeper than it's literal meaning.
The answer happens to be passive, I just took the test on edg. and this is correct. I don't understand why you have the wrong answer marked brainliest and approved but please rate 5 stars on this answer so people don't make the mistake.
Since we are talking about the American romantic period, I'd say that what the archetype of the devil usually symbolizes in the literature of that era is C. the romantics' fascination with the supernatural.
They were crazy about the dark and mysterious creatures, so maybe that is the correct answer.