I would guess the answer is a diction?
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Burning literally means "on fire." Burning can also mean "very keenly or deeply felt; intense" which would be the metaphorical definition of burning. For example: "Lilian felt a burning desire to reach for Luke's hand." In that example, Lilian felt a deep and intense desire to reach for Luke's hand.
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C is your answer it should be accept not except
The answer to your question would be sarcasm XD
The correct answer for this question is this one: "C.negative" <span>The word "peculiar" has the kind of connotative meaning in this excerpt that is negative. If you read the line above, the tone is somewhat not positive for a person. It shows that a person is far from the normal person whom he used to be.
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