Answer:
The excerpt shows how the writer created a vivid metaphor based on religious language; the paragraph provides interpretations of biblical metaphors in classic texts
Explanation:
I had the same Newsela assignment
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.
Answer:
the boy was weak <u>although</u> he won the match.