Identify the bolded words in the following passage and answer the questions that follow.
"thus spoke the self-existent sire: / then swiftly from the blazing pyre / the circling flames were backward rolled, / and, rising in his gentle hold / alive unharmed the maithil dame, / the lord of fire embodied came. / fair as the morning was her sheen, and gold and gems adorned the queen. / her form in crimson robes arrayed, / her hair was bound in glossy braid."
what is the function of the fire in this passage? a. the fire is destructive. c. the fire is out of control. b. the fire is purifying. d. the fire is being put out and so has no function. select the best answer from the choices provided a b c d

in other words

to put it differently

for one thing

as an illustration

in this case

for this reason

to put it another way

that is to say

with attention to

by all means

important to realize

another key point

first thing to remember

most compelling evidence

must be remembered

point often overlooked

to point out

on the positive side

on the negative side

with this in mind

notably

including

like

to be sure

namely

chiefly

truly

indeed

certainly

surely

markedly

such as

especially

explicitly

specifically

expressly

surprisingly

frequently

significantly

particularly

in fact

in general

in particular

in detail

for example

for instance

to demonstrate

to emphasize

to repeat

to clarify

to explain

to enumerate

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