Arrange the steps for selecting a topic for a literary analysis essay in the correct order. tiles prioritize topics based on their relevance or importance. make a list of possible topics. do a close reading of the text. write a thesis statement on the chosen topic. brainstorm for topic ideas.

the correct order is 1. Do a close reading of the text. 2. Brainstorm for topic ideas 3. Make a list of possible topics 4. Prioritize topics based on their relevance or importance 5. Write thesis statement on the chosen topic.

Explanation: when writing a literary analysis essay, it is important to choose a topic that we can develop, to do that, we need to first carefully read the text of which we will write the essay, then we brainstorm and write all the topic ideas we can think of, after that we make a list of the possible topics and we prioritize them, and finally we write the thesis statement on the topic that we chose.

the answer is d)to persuade the troops that she is a capable commander