What punctuation is used to show that letters were dropped in a contraction?

Which sentence uses the italicized vocabulary word correctly? a. the poet paid homage to the evil killer by eulogizing him in an epic poem. b. the instruction was written in iambic pentameter. c. the painting, an authentic work, was copied from picasso's sketch book. d. blake showed his maturation when he snuck a piece of pie from the kitchen.

Which theme is best supported by the descriptive detail in this passage from my antonia

In concrete mixers what seems to be the speakers feeling about the concrete mixers