So strong was my desire, that i thought a gratification of it would fully compensate for whatever loss of comforts i should sustain by the exchange. which of these is most clearly shown here?

The correct answer is a "formal diction".

A formal diction is a literary technique that offers message with an elevated tone. Free of slang, contradictions or colloquialisms. Its words are normally very elegant and elaborated, containing numerous syllabus. Its overall tone is usually elevated.

quite an interesting way to teach topic sentences, because the answer to this question is the best definition of a topic sentence that one can present, it is as if answering the questions taught you how to do it, this is some real teaching, it is terribly well-done.

the topic sentence in this paragraph is:

topic sentences writers stay on track and keep a paragraph from becoming an aimless collection of sentences about an idea.

which incidentally tells you what a topic sentence should be.

ok i am here, i brought some cookies and some movies. do you use blu-ray cuz thats all i brought. oh, and my friend wwill be here shortly, he is going to bring some pizza too.