ANSWER(S):
B. asserted
EXPLANATION(S):
A. murmured: too subtle
B. asserted: adequate
C. commented: too monotonous
D. snarled: too aggressive
Answer: This tower was a giant, standing with its back to the plight of the ants.
Explanation: a metaphor is an indirect comparison between elements that aren't obviously related, metaphors create images that help the audience understand a point. In the given excerpt from Stephen Crane's "The Open Boat" the metaphor that reflects the naturalistic theme that human life is insignificant before the workings of fate is "This tower was a giant, standing with its back to the plight of the ants" in this metaphor the author compares the wind tower with a giant, and the ants are the humans, it shows how little and insignificant we are compared to nature and fate.
Definition Bandwagon:
is a persuasive technique and a type of propaganda through which a writer persuades his readers, so that the majority could agree with the argument of the writer. ... The term bandwagon means, to “jump on the bandwagon,” to follow what others are doing, or to conform.
There isn't really anything for me to "check" here but I gotta go with a dictionary
