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The size of population of Nepal according to census is 26,620,809
Contemporary! That is the synonym
He might have chosen to use a rhyme scheme because couples are supposed to work together, compliment another, and be in sync, similar to a rhyme scheme
States a claim that can be backed up with evidence- strong thesis statement,
focuses on a very specific word- weak thesis statement,
states facts about the topic- strong,
open to argument- strong,
i'm not sure about the last one, sorry about that