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What is the most effective way to address the counterclaim

In me thou see'st the glowing of such fire that on the ashes of his youth doth lie, as the deathbed whereon it must expire consumed with that which it was nourished by. which theme do these lines best support? a. all people grow old and die. b. in old age, people grow like a fire. c. flames turn everything to ash d. fire glows and burns

Ineed . in the first paragraph, the word rival means: a. neighbor b. competitor c. customer d. manufacturer