I believe it is Irony but I'm not completely sure.
I think it is line 4 (since it repeats granite twice) Hope this helps!
The German regime’s decision...
German casualties...
The troops...
As a result...
Historians may disagree...
The correct answer is:
B. He describes how nature will reclaim a city over the course of many years
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The World Without Us by Alan Weisman depicts what would happen to the environment if humans abruptly vanished. He describes how cities would be reclaimed by nature and how surviving lifeforms would develop. Residential neighborhoods would grow into forests within 500 years.