In sentence 4 (reproduced below), which of the following versions of the underlined text is most consistent with the overall tone and style of the passage? Some writers, such as the poets Siegfried Sassoon and Wilfred Owen, had firsthand experiences as soldiers that led them to depart from shopworn stuff that made warfare seem all right and depict the ugly realities of war. (as it is now)

(as it is now)
A

the hyped-up descriptions of war that used to be written

the hyped-up descriptions of war that used to be written
B

the exalted likenesses that typified portrayals of war in bygone days

the exalted likenesses that typified portrayals of war in bygone days
C

the glorified images of combat seen in older literary works

the glorified images of combat seen in older literary works
D

literary depictions from times of yore aggrandizing the fray

literary depictions from times of yore aggrandizing the fray
E