However, despite a growing number of honorable exceptions, too many of the world's leaders are still best described in the words winston churchill applied to those who ignored adolf hitler's threat, and i quote: "they go on in strange paradox, decided only to be undecided, resolved to be irresolute, adamant for drift, solid for fluidity, all-powerful to be impotent."
which statement best describes how word choice establish style in the excerpt?

a. the use of words such as "paradox" and "irresolute" establish a formal style.
b. the use of words such as "however" and "strange" establish a casual style.
c. the use of words such as "best" and "powerful" establish a peaceful style.
d. the use of words such as "i" and "they" establish a welcoming style.

A. The use of words such as "paradox" and "irresolute" helps establish a formal style.

Explanation:

In the excerpt Winston Churchill describes the world leaders as soft, and not willing to do what it took to defeat Hitler or the other global threats that affected the world, it aimed to be a formal speech that expressed how frustated and let down by this was he. The words paradox and irresolute help set the formal tone of the claim and help him reach the potential audience.

hello,

your answer is a) the metaphor suggests that the poetic themes are serious and dark.

collins is comparing the poem to a dark room. he is suggesting that the poems theme is serious and wants you to understand it. you don't need to understand the poet in order to understand the poem. you also don't need to move around while reading it. he is simply saying the poem has a dark and serious theme.

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