In "the rainy day," longfellow uses additional unique strategies to create structure in his poem. which one does not contribute to the structure of the poem? punctuation sentence length repetition of phrases theme

The history of mankind is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations on the part of man toward woman, having in direct object the establishment of an absolute tyranny over her." in this sentence, the term "usurpations" carries the connotation a) indicative of intense debate. b) suggestive of violent injustice. c) suggestive of articulate slander. d) indicative of controlling retribution.