a) The dog has a small patch on its leg.
b) There is too much salt in this soup.
c) Oil does not blend with water.
d) Consuming too much sugar can lead to health problems.
e) He has written a letter to his friend.
Poetry is something that historically has been reborn over and over and over, depending on what's happening in the world. The way that themes, styles, and forms of poetry have changed based on time period, religion, leadership, viewpoints towards the world, etc, is similar to the way a phoenix is reborn again and again.
C. because the theme of the story is (at its simplest definition) is the main idea.
