How can a reader determine the theme of a piece of literature?

Will give choose the best answer for the question. review the detail: in “boy flying,” the speaker describes the river as being “ like the silver track / left by the snail.” which best identifies and interprets the meaning of the figurative language in this line? a: it’s a simile; the river runs in a sleek, thin line along the ground. b: it’s a hyperbole; the river is slimy c: it’s a metaphor; the river is tiny. d: it’s personification; the river smells like snails

In twelve years a slave, northup realizes he cannot trust anyone after his kidnapping except hamilton and brown god the physician the women who gave him drink

What happens in puerto rico in 2012 to celebrate the anniversary of clemente’s 3000th hit?