Which of the following should be focused on the first time a sonnet is read?
a. rhyme.
b. structure.
c. comprehension.
d. poetic language

Option A. The first thing to focus the first time a sonnet is read is the rhyme scheme.

Explanation:

A sonnet is a poem of fourteen lines. Traditionally written in Iambic Pentameter, the common kinds are Petrarchan or Italian sonnet and the Shakespearean sonnet. The difference lies in their rhyme scheme.

Before understanding the structure in detail, it is essential to identify the type of sonnet as structure involves other characteristics of the poem.  

Once the type of sonnet is understood, taking clues from the rhyme scheme, other things can be easily understood keeping in mind other characteristics of the different types of sonnets.

Moreover, poetry is first to be enjoyed and then understood. Sonnet has its origin in the Italian word ‘sonnetto’ meaning ‘a little sound or song’.

a. all of the other answers have at least one capitalization error.

the answers are:

1. dolores driscoll - b. first person minor

dolores is a minor character who happens to be driving the bus at the time of the accident. she narrates picking up each of the children and her last memory is the children being thrown around the bus.

2. billy ansel - a. first person major

billy loses his twins in the accident. he tells his own story, how he witnessed the accident and how he tried to the rescuers. he is a major character, as he is at the center of the story.

3. mitchell stephens - c. first person observer

mitchell enters the story after the accident. he is a lawyer who learns about the accident based on other characters observations. though he tells the story from a first person perspective, he is just an observer.

as for matcthing the message or lesson posted with the person who said them:

1."obviously, you can't control everything, but you are obliged to take care of the few things you can. i'm an optimist basically who acts like a pessimist. on principle. just in case." - dolores driscoll

2. "i could no longer believe even in life. . for me now the only reality was death." - billy ansel