The correct answer for this one is this: "outlining." All of the following steps should be taken before synthesizing information that has been gathered except outlining. Before synthesizing the information the following should be taken into consideration choosing a limited subject, posing research questions, <span>taking notes.</span>
In literary terms, it's most like a decision. If this is referring to conclusions in science, however, it is closer to a prediction.
A,b,d,a i believe are the awnsers
Simile
Dante also uses similes, comparisons of one thing to another using "like" or "as," most notably in his remarkable description of the souls of the condemned moving onto Charon’s boat
On Odyssey:)