In·sti·gate (in'sti-gat') tr. v. in·sti·gat·ed, in·sti·gat·ing, in·sti·gates

To urge on; goad. To stir up; foment.
[Latin instigare, instigat-; see steig- in Indo-European roots.]

in'sti·ga'tion n., in'sti·ga'tive adj., in'sti·ga'tor n.

"There was clearly nothing to do but flop down on the shabby little couch and howl. So Della did it. Which instigates the moral reflection that life is made up of sobs, sniffles, and smiles, with sniffles predominating."

Given the information selected from the dictionary what does the word instigate mean in the context of the passage?
A. causes
B. tempts
C. contradicts
D. supports

If music be the food of love, play on; give me excess of it, that, surfeiting, the appetite may sicken, and so die. that strain again! it had a dying fall: o, it came o'er my ear like the sweet sound, that breathes upon a bank of violets, stealing and giving odour! now read the excerpt from "the love song of j. alfred prufrock." for i have known them all already, known them all: have known the evenings, mornings, afternoons, i have measured out my life with coffee spoons; i know the voices dying with a dying fall beneath the music from a farther room. what does the phrase "dying fall" most likely mean in both excerpts