The fourth answer; to get people to think.
The answer is c. He was tired and it was late; it had been a long day. The semi-colon helps distinguish the two separate parts. The part where it says "it had been a long day" doesn't make sense if added by a comma.
Symbolism a regularly used form of figurative language in any kind of text.
<span>Sliding down the slippery rock would be the answer
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