Read this passage from Dantes interno
A loud thunderclap shattered the deep
Sleep in my head, so that I started up
Like someone shaken forcibly awake.
Then, looking all around with rested eyes,
I stood straight up with a steady stare,
Attempting to discover where I was.
Which statement most clearly focuses on the passage's imagery?
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A. Using a simile, Dante compares his sudden waking to being shaken by a
person
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B. That Dante was able to sleep at all suggests that he is at peace at this
point in his journey
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C. The thunderclap is a sign that Dante can no longer be passive in his
journey
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D. Dante implies that the valley he wakes up next to is actually bottomless.