The Answer is C.
This is why. The word 'literal' can be defined simply as "face value". For example if some one says I literally haven't slept all night. You would see that this means they have not slept at all.
Etymology takes into consideration of how words have changed in terms of their meanings, forms, and their history.
It is either cause or effect or problem and solution.
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The term is called Tone. the tone of the text indicates the author’s attitude that is expressed through words and details they decide to include in the text