Read this excerpt from canto vii of dante's inferno, in which the narrator
describes sinners who are punished for their greed:
here i saw more shades than i saw above,
on one side and the other, with piercing howls,
rolling weights shoved forward with their chests.
which sentence best explains dante's intended use of symbolism in this
passage?
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a. the howls reflect the animalistic nature of sinners who hoard
wealth obsessively.
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b. the metaphors are able to make abstract ideas, like sin, more
concrete.
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c. the sinners are forced to push large objects along with their
chests as punishment
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d. the weights represent the excessive wealth that burdened the
sinners in life.
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Read the excerpt from martin luther king jr.’s "i have a dream” speech. and so let freedom ring from the prodigious hilltops of new hampshire. let freedom ring from the mighty mountains of new york. let freedom ring from the heightening alleghenies of pennsylvania. let freedom ring from the snow-capped rockies of colorado. let freedom ring from the curvaceous slopes of california. but not only that: let freedom ring from stone mountain of georgia. let freedom ring from lookout mountain of tennessee. let freedom ring from every hill and molehill of mississippi. from every mountainside, let freedom ring. the most likely reason king uses allusions in this part of his speech is to share his knowledge of american geography. compare northern and southern destinations. remind listeners about small-town accountability. encourage listeners to envision freedom everywhere.

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