This is an inference of time. So A is the correct answer
Answer:
The exercise was regular and the diet was strict, Dudley grew trim
and sleek, and he was able to make the first cut.
Explanation:

are<u> </u><u>singing</u><u> </u>

Since, in the sentence we can see that the action is continuing. Hence its present continuous tense.
The above sentence is about present continuous. Here two actions are happening. One is "listening" and the other is "are singing".

Try looking on dictionary.com or a thesaurus.
The most apparent literary device is
<h3>What is Verbal Irony?</h3>
This is a type of irony where the expected outcome of a person's speech is the opposite of what is intended.
With this in mind, we can see that Antony talks to the people and he says that he has done an honorable deed and also mentions that he does not want to stir up mutiny and this is the opposite as Caesar is murdered.
Read more about verbal irony here:
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