A. State the problem before you form the hypothesis.
Explanation:
His first statement in the poem does the contrasting, which says;
"Yesterday, I lay awake in the palm of the night".
In effect he was saying just as an innocent child goes to bed, so the victims were alive just the day before horrific event of September 11.
Further into the night the innocent child experiences a change, which was expressed with the words;
"A soft rain stole in, unhelped by any breeze". This saying indicates how the innocent people experienced a change that made them victims of a horrific event that claimed their lives.
Answer:
B). By describing the losses the Japanese suffered shows how quickly the Americans were able to fight back despite the destruction of ships and aircraft.
Explanation:
The central idea is demonstrated as the dominant idea that is advanced throughout the narrative(as intended by the author) that functions to unify the plot(bring all the elements together in one thread).
As per the question, the central idea(of mirroring the strength of Americans) is advanced throughout the course of the narrative by involving the supporting details like 'describing the loss that were born by Japanese reflects that how swiftly the Americans retaliated despite the damage of their ships and aircraft' . It assists to develop and highlight the central idea of 'displaying the tenacity and courage of Americans and failure of Japan in letting them down'. Thus, <u>option B</u> is the correct answer.