Read the following excerpt from Canto I of Dante's Inferno, in which the narrator realizes that he is lost:
Ah how hard it is to tell what it was like,
How wild the forest was, how dense and rugged!
To think of it still fills my mind with panic.
Which sentence best explains Dante's intended use of imagery in this
passage?
O A. The word "panic" suggests that the narrator fears for his soul
because he is so close to Hell.
O B. The narrator feels scared because he realizes that he is lost in a
deep, dark forest.
C. The words "rugged and dense" suggest that the narrator feels
claustrophobic because the forest is difficult to navigate.
O D. The word "wild" indicates that the narrator expects to be surprised
by the end of his journey.