A.skimming it quickly to identify the main idea
B.identifying the specific stressed and unstressed syllables
C.abondoning the metric rules
D.identifying the rhyme scheme
A
Actually I think B is the stronger one but A could work too. I'd go with B though.
D
although this means to identify the rythym- I really don't like your teacher's way of writing choices
To scan poetry is has nothing to with skimming it. It means to identify the rhythm; in English poetry we see this in the alteration of stressed and unstressed syllables.So I'll go with B too.
Your question is worded strangely but for what it's worth,
How to Scan a Poem,
If you need to indicate the stressed and unstressed syllables in a poem, you don't need to have a naturally musical ear. By going through a basic process step-by-step, you can probably scan a poem with relative certainty.
