The correct answer is b.
Hardly, as an adverb means "just", hardly, in this context is acting as a limiting modifier of the word ever. <em>Hardly ever</em> means very occasionally. We may use words like it to emphasize how infrequently an action takes place. You should note also that there could be other ways to give quite the same meaning, like when you use <em>rarely</em> or <em>seldom</em>, but, hardly ever has also a <u>negative</u> connotation.
Answer: Static flexibility is the range of motion around joints where speed is not a factor (shooting a bow and arrow or doing the splits). Dynamic flexibility is the range of motion during physical performance which involves speed, strength, power, neuromuscular coordination (kicking a soccerball or skiing downhill).
Explanation:
The correct answer should be "it forces the reader to pause, emphasizing the calm of the snow." because the tone of the poem is peaceful and content, not choppy and nervous
