Which statement summarizes the main idea of brutus’ speech?
a) though brutus loved caesar, his love for rome outweighed it, so he assassinated the ambitious caesar in rome’s best interest.
b) brutus does not give any reason for assassinating caesar; he was simply following along with the conspirators’ plan
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c) brutus did not like caesar because caesar accused him of being ambitious; therefore, brutus killed him.
d) brutus loved caesar and participated in the assassination against his will; therefore, he condemns the ambitious conspirators for their actions.

Read the stanza below from the poem “tattoo” by gregg shapiro and answer the question that follows. if i could trade places with him i would pad the rest of his days wrap him in gauze and velvet absorb the shocks and treat his wounds i would scrub the numbers from his flesh extinguish the fire and give him back his life what does shapiro use to create the conceit in the lines above? a) he carries one line of poetry onto the next. b) he paints vivid word pictures that trigger the imagination by appealing to the five senses. c) he directly expresses a metaphor using like, as, or than. d) he uses physical protection to represent emotional protection.

What is the poetic term for rhythm?

Questions 1–2: identify the dependent clause and circle the independent clause. 1. since carmen was so hungry, she stopped at the deli and bought a sandwich. 2. the train was running late as usual, so kristen decided to call a taxi.