Read this line from "O Captain! My Captain!". The ship has weather'd every rack, the prize we sought is won;

What does “the prize we sought is won” refer to?

They won a game.
They found a lost treasure.
They won an election.
The North has won the Civil War.

They found a lost treasure.

Explanation:

Im not totally sure what the story is about but based on the piece of text and the name of the story its probably the best answer.

They found a lost treasure. B

i think the answer would be c. phrase by phrase.

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taking into account that a theme is the central topic a text treats and can be developed through a story, play, poem etc. the following are themes that can be further developed:  

my best friend jeffrey has many unusual interests. (the story could be about each of the unususal interests)

once a man gives his soul over to evil, he can never go back. (this could be a saying or a proverb)

the three sheepdogs lay around the yard all day. (it could be developed detailing how each of these sheepdogs lay around)

a priest's collar has an unusual effect upon people. (it could be developed detailing the different effect upon people)

innocence is a powerful force in a world full of corruption. (it could be developed detailing how is a world full of corruption)

king lear is a play shakespeare wrote later. (it is just a sentence and doesnt give any idea or topic to be discussed in details.

evil often wears the disguise of innocence. (this could be a saying or a proverb)