Which sentence best describes the diction of this passage?

The best answer is actually letter A. The long, complex sentences slow down the pace and draw the action out.

Explanation:

The speaker in the excerpt is describing what is probably the climax of the story. That is most likely the reason for him/her to use long sentences. They help elongate the action, making it more suspenseful. Instead of simply reading something short and quick, such as "I ran down the field and scored the goal", readers are taken through details that keep them on the edge of their seats. Will the speaker be stopped by the opponent team? Will he/she fall down to the ground? Will the speaker miss? They have to keep on reading, and still keep on reading to find out. There would be no suspense, otherwise.

because of all the immigration, america became one big melting pot. the diversity of cultures from all over the world made america somewhat divided as well. people that immigrated stayed with their kind, and their traditions, while native born americans stayed with their kind and their traditions. normally, people born in american scorned the immigrants as well. the new religions also divided america. in summary, it took away from the american culture and identified america as the "melting pot."

the sun warms our planet, and with the moon, creates the tides. the moon orbits the earth and in turn, the earth orbits the sun. because they appear to be the same size in the sky, the sun, earth and moon work together to create eclipses. when the moon is directly in between the earth and sun