What’s the answer to this english question?

Why is “playing it cool” laced with irony for starr? the hate u give

Must read story will give if ! in “perseverance,” which theme is reflected in the lines, “life’s field will yield as we make it / a harvest of thorns or of flowers”? a: life is a field in which flowers and thorns will grow. b: accept what you are given, because you cannot change it. c: your life is the result of the work you put into it. d: working together people achieve their goals in life.

What phrase from "speech after being convicted of voting" most engages the audience's sense of pathos, or their emotions?