Read the excerpt from "The Arming of Patroclus." Then Patroclus flung his spear and it struck Sarpedon even through the heart. From his chariot, he fell, as a pine or a poplar falls on the hills before the woodsman’s ax.

What does the figurative phrase "as a pine or a poplar falls on the hills before the woodsman’s ax" mean as used in the excerpt?

Sarpedon is struck as though hit by a woodsman with an ax.

Sarpedon is as noble as a pine or poplar tree.

Sarpedon falls on an ax made from a pine or poplar tree.

Sarpedon's fall resembles a tree falling as it is cut down.

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Which passage is an example of rising action in edgar allan poe`s "the black cat

In 200 words, identify the theme of audre lorde's poem "hanging fire." support your answer with at least three examples (of your choosing) from the text.