When reading a poem it is important to understand the general subject that is being developed in order to have a general idea that helps the reader to continue with further analysis. This main idea that the author is trying to convey is called theme. Therefore the strategy that would help the reader get the most out of reading a poem is B: identify any notable theme or main idea in the poem.
One reason that Thomas Paine thinks the colonies stand a good chance against the British is that the colonies have the resources to build a great navy. Option B.
The colonies have the resources to create weapons easily.
Thomas Paine was an English-born American political activist, philosopher, political theorist, and revolutionary known as one of the Founding Fathers of the United States who inspired the patriots in 1776 to declare independence from Britain.
In writing, especially when writing prose of a fictional character, an author uses a series of techniques that seek to engage a reader and interest him/her in not only the event that is taking place, but also the characters within the event and the idea being portrayed by the author. This is a what a story is, its a telling of an event, or series of events with the use of characters, settings and ideas. All stories have a structure, that a writer uses to reach his/her main goal. A climax in a story is the main event or the epitome circumstance after which things begin to become resolved. All stories build themselves up to this climax, this one central moment, through the use of a series of events that lead to the climax, and the name of this series of events is rising action (option B).
