The correct answer is D because Longfellow adds all those things in this poem provided!
The description which has the closest connotation to the word <em>Monster</em> as used in the passage is D. a threatening force.
<h3>What is connotation?</h3>
This is known to be a word that invokes for a person a literal meaning to something.
Hence, it is believed that monsters are cruel, frightening or evil creatures that are massive and powerful. Note that the question is incomplete as no passage was given as a reference.
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Well as a child he had a lot of adventure which gave him his distinct writing style later on, along with the people he met, the things he saw,, for instance the book ¨Life On The Mississippi¨ it shows how much he thought of the river as a young boy and how he felt about the changes that took place in a twenty year hiatus. its really all about his big imagination to be honest.
