The author was holding it till last to build suspense . the answer will be d
Answer:Thin means not having a lot of extra flesh on the body. Slim means being gracefully thin. Skinny means being unattractively thin.
Explanation:slim means not a lot of body fat and gaunt means skinny because of pain or hunger
Based on the system of elimination, I would choose - the first is a fantasy but the second is reality (could really happen).
In the first sentence, the poet wishes that the trees are bent due to a boy playing there and swinging on the branches. But the second sentence shows a possible reality, where the cold weather is the one that destroys the birches.
Economic policy would be the best answer
Is there a passage? I would be happy to answer if there was a passage :)
