These are times when great changes in education occur. The Age of Enlightenment and the Renaissance are two great examples where studies of the arts made huge progress
The rhyme scheme is ABAAB; the rhymes are strict and masculine, with the notable exception of the last line (we do not usually stress the There are four stressed syllables per line, varying on an iambic tetrameter base.
The correct answer is claim.
A claim is any statement or point of view a person might take on a particular argument. If you agree with one side of an argument, it means that you have a claim when it comes to that side. For example, if you are pro abortion, your claim is that abortion should be legal.