<em>When you consider the theme of a poem, all the elements contribute EXCEPT the number of words. </em>
<em>Here, option D is the correct answer. </em>
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<u>Explanation:</u>
While analysing a poem, we try to know its meaning and the theme on which it is based. There are many ways of doing this. The common way is to interpret the literary devices the author has used, to find out about the literal and figurative meaning of the words and the structure of the poem. The number of words written by the poet never impacts the theme of that particular poem.
In response to the argument that the British have protected the colonies, Thomas Paine argues that while this is technically true, the British have only done so for their own economic gain--not out of a feeling of altruism.
