If we used for example: noisy, it would not affect the tone. "How they scream out their affright!Too much horrified to speak, They can only shriek, shriek, Out of tune, In a noisy appealing to the mercy of the fire,.."

The option that can best substitute the word clamorous is noisy

Explanation:

The question is not complete since it does not provide the complete information, here is the complete information:

Clamorous: Synonyms: noisy, vociferous, loud.“…How they scream out their affright! Too much horrified to speak, They can only shriek, shriek, Out of tune, In a clamorous appealing to the mercy of the fire.

Assuming that the question is to select the correct word to revise the sentence without changing its meaning this would be noisy since clamorous is a word that can be used to describe the use of loud and confusing sounds and as the sentence says they could not speak they only made loud and confusing sounds.

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themes and meanings

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there are two central themes in  the miracle worker: that the human spirit can triumph over even the most daunting of disabilities and that a dedicated teacher can transform the lives of those with whom he or she comes into contact. these inspirational themes have long been personified in the widely known true-life relationship between helen keller and annie sullivan, but  the miracle worker  also dramatizes collateral issues that extend beyond the particular case. underlying helen’s process of learning basic principles of what annie terms “obedience” (decorum, etiquette, and hygiene), there are more universal lessons of self-governance—the inculcation of self-restraint instead of willfulness, the development of self-discipline instead of self-indulgence. only when these lessons have been mastered can helen begin to acquire language—which, annie says, “is to the mind more than light is to the eye.”