Which of these lines contains poetic language that conveys a sense of gentleness? A) And the eyes of those Indian ponies Darken with kindness
B) At home once more, They begin munching the young tufts of spring in the darkness.
C) We step over the barbed wire into the pasture Where they have bene grazing all day, alone
D) She is black and white, Her mane falls wild on her forehead

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Explanation:

And the eyes of those Indian ponies darken with kindness (trust me)

the passage can be best described as: "the british legislature extended an unwarranted jurisdiction".

we can say that because the text clearly states how the people of the colonies warned the british about their excessive desire to rule over them, without taking into consideration the difficulties their brothers had experienced in america: they struggled to establish the colonies, to adapt to new types of weather, fight with the natives, etc., and how they now see (or then saw) the only way out was to cut all ties with the british, since they ignored the people's petitions.