Read the following excerpt from canto i of dante's inferno, in which the narrator describes his feelings while being attacked by a lion:
and just as a man, anxious for big winnings,
but the time comes instead for him to lose,
cries and grieves the more he thinks about it,
so did the restless she-beast make me feel . .
which sentence best explains dante's intended use of imagery in this passage?
a. dante describes his potential "big winnings," which represents his expectation that he will make it into heaven.
b. dante realizes that "the time comes instead for him to lose," which foreshadows his journey to hell.
c. dante "cries and grieves," which suggests that he is not a hero in the traditional greek and roman sense.
d. dante compares himself to someone "anxious for big winnings," which sets up the internal conflict.