Read the excerpt below from act 5.1 of the tragedy of julius caesar and answer the question that follows.
cassius:
[to antony]
[y]our words, they rob the hybla bees,
and leave them honeyless.
which type of language is used in this excerpt?
connotative meaning
definitive language
denotative language
figurative language

The answer is letter D. figurative language.

Explanation:

When authors employ figurative language, they are using words in a different manner so as to given them a non-literal meaning. Figurative language makes extravagant comparisons possible, and make the literary work more colorful and vivid. Several literary devices can be used to develop figurative language, some of the most common being metaphors, similes, hyperboles etc.

When the character Cassius says to Antony, "Your words, they rob the Hybla bees, And leave them honeyless," he does not mean it literally. As we know, it is impossible for words to rob anything from anyone, let alone honey from bees. By that, he actually means that Antony's words are sweet, as if they the bee's honey on them.

hello,

your answer is a) the metaphor suggests that the poetic themes are serious and dark.

collins is comparing the poem to a dark room. he is suggesting that the poems theme is serious and wants you to understand it. you don't need to understand the poet in order to understand the poem. you also don't need to move around while reading it. he is simply saying the poem has a dark and serious theme.

- i.a -

i think the correct answer would be adjustments in life roles.  this causes for one to adjust or change totally his/her career or lifestyle since the present is not beneficial to the life role he is at. for instance, you became a mother you would of course stop going to malls and enjoying life outside. you would be staying at home taking care of your child.