Philip Booth's poem First Lesson deals with a life lesson a father teaches to his young kid. The lesson that father teaches is how to float on one's back. Father tells that she is now sheltered, but what she has to do when he is not around. Therefore, he talks about the skills she must learn. The poem can be interpreted as a survival poem. The correct answer is A.
The answer might be correctly written but it is not the proper way to write a sentence. It is important to write sentences in a correct and a manner in which people would feel comfortable reading it. The sentence can be written as "<span>Extreme runners must be agile, strong, and skilled, not unlike other athletes--but they must also embody courage".</span>
