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D. by providing a way for the reader to visualize events.
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At first she was upset by the rush of visitors but now she feels more comfortable with it.
Explanation:
According to the given excerpt, the narrator feels inconvenienced by the influx of visitors at her family home but when her cousin from India gives her a special gift which she once had, she is immediately "transported" and becomes more comfortable with their presence.
According to this paragraph, I would say that the tone is sad and informal. It could be considered sad because of her personal experience. How she also felt when her first boyfriend left her for another girl.
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( A ) It illustrates the ideal of platonic love.
Metaphysical poets such as John Donne and Andrew Marvell, among others, made use of metaphysical conceits to explore the relationship between lovers.