The answer is A. Explanation kiddo. Without an explanation, you can't use any "clues" from the "context", if that makes sense.
The correct answer to the question is style. The distinctive features of literary or artistic expression is called the style. Thank you for posting your question. I hope this answer helped you. Let me know if you need more help.
<span>cessation means </span>the fact or process of ending or being brought to an end.