The answer is B.) by providing a history of how matches developed
The word Repugnant in the passage
1) walt whitman - e. free verse
2) arthur miller - a. tragedy (he was a playwright)
3) washington irving - d. legend (I think) he was famous for historcial fiction.
4) mark twain - b. tall tale
5) frederick douglass - c. autobiography
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