The answer is a Proportion
Answer:
Meter
Explanation:
Meter is the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry or verse that gives poetry a rhythmical and melodious sound. There are five basic types of meters, each with distinctive characteristics: Iambic meter, trochaic meter, spondaic meter, anapestic meter, and dactylic meter.
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important to specify the sources that these mainstream and independent news
receive. Sources are very sensitive to bias and prejudice hence, reliable,
credible and valid sources are consistent and clear throughout any media,
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The answer is <u>WRECK</u>.
As a noun, 'decay' is the state of gradual damage or decline in strength, soundness, or prosperity, that is to say, of becoming worse. Similar to the noun 'wreck' that is the state of being damaged, disabled, in ruin or dilapidation.
The other words do not support the meaning of 'decay', because 'colossal' refers to something extremely big, 'bare' is something/someone without any clothes or not covered by anything, and 'round' is something shaped like a ball or circle, or curved.
"The sensation developed into pain that grew acute. And still he endured it, holding the flames of matches clumsily to the bark that would not light readily because his own burning hands were in the way, absorbing most of the flame."