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To "persuade" means to convince someone to do something by arguing or reasoning with them. A persuasive speech is a type of speech in which the speaker tries to convince the audience to believe what they believe. The speaker cannot force his or her opinion on others. However, they can use certain words or express their opinion in such a way that hopefully causes others to accept their point of view.
It's not a denotation. If it were, the earth would be cinder long forgotten millions of years ago.
It really isn't to reveal the importance of watching the sky. The word burn is used poetically. If the poem wanted you to watch the skies, it would have said so either directly or indirectly using poetic language. Nowhere are you being asked to watch the skies.
There is nothing in theory about the burn and as a consequence there is nothing critical in the tone.
That only leaves A but it is not a very good answer.
A <<<< answer.
He considers it a leap of faith because he was very scared to do it and when he decided to put his fear aside and jump he ended up making the diving team.