aggressive, determined, earnest, energetic, enthusiastic, resourceful, anxious, ardent, aspiring, avid, ball of fire, bent upon, climbing... you get it...
Explanation: the correct answer should be at it is not always stated overtly and is understood only by reading the whole poem..
this is correct because the theme usually does not change itself, but there can be multiple things analyzed. It is rarely stated overtly the and requires some analysis and understanding so as to find it.
C. It tells the reader when to pause at the end of lines.
Admiring is the answer because the character looked up to their dad and loves him the most.