which sentence uses the italicized vocabulary word correctly?

a. the thesis statement is used to symbolize the author's main point. (the word symbolize is italicized)

b. the author used allusion when he gave human traits to the tree. (the word allusion is italicized)

c. the introduction for the essay got my attention right away. i couldn't wait to read on! (the word introduction is italicized)

d. i will compose my essay after i have revised it. (the word revised is italicized)

since it is asking for her reaction to elnora's trouble at school you can rule out any answers with a positive response (b). then you can rule out (d), this is because it does not show the mother's reaction but the daughter's response. that leaves you with two options (a) and (c), by looking at the options you can rule out (c) because it isn't referring back to elnora's issues at school.

irving effectively uses emotional responses to create suspense in the story.irving’s tone creates expectations for the reader, which in turn create suspense.irving’s suspense would have been more effective with more vivid details.irving’s story is not suspenseful