Answer: c. It creates a matter-of-fact tone as Machiavelli demonstrates the positive effects of a ruler's cruelty.
Explanation:
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I believe the correct answer is hyperbole.
Hyperbole is a rhetorical figure of speech which show some kind of exaggeration - in this particular example, the hyperbole is found in the words 'an hundred years.' This is so because the poet won't really spend a hundred years to praise the woman's eyes, but is rather exaggerating a bit.
In revision A, if you read the sentence out loud you will see that it doesn't flow very well.
In revision B, the semicolon is used incorrectly. Semicolons are used to connect two independent clauses. The second sentence (the one after the semicolon) is actually a dependent clause since it's a sentence that can't stand on its own.
In revision D, the sentence is a fragment.
The correct revision is answer choice C.
The linking verb is the word, "is" and "effective" is the predicate adjective.
I hope this helps.
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Diana
