I think thew answer is D. "The author supplies the rubuttel that quotes more current research". I'm not 100% sure but it was the best one i could think of. Hope it's right
I’ve never read the book but if you have this may help. Figurative language and the use of imagery makes the book come alive. It allows the reader to visualize the authors story as if it were a picture or movie. Imagery is using the 5 senses (taste ,touch ,hear ,smell , & sight) to give the audience a vivid picture of the story they are reading.
Banishment,
deportation,
displacement,
expatriation,
expulsion,
relegation.
In the lines
“In the world’s broad field of battle,
In the bivouac of life,”
the poet suggests about human life with the images in these lines that:
Life is an eternal struggle.
The poem “A Psalm of Life” reflects that the soul cannot be defeated by the passage of time. It highlights the importance of the present. The poem tells about the continuous struggle which a person needs to undergo in a span of life.