They smashed against each other. on the spot, each whipped around and, rolling the weight back, yelled, "why do you hoard? " or "why do you splurge? "with that they wheeled about the dismal circle on either arc to the opposing point, screaming over again their scornful verses
which sentence best explains dante's intended use of symbolism in this passage?
a. the words "hoard" and "splurge" refer to the sinners' efforts to save or spend money.
b. the weight represents the heavy hearts that the sinners felt when they failed to grieve the loss of loved ones.
c. the battle between the two groups of sinners mirrors their opposite views of spending while alive.
d. the words "screaming" and "scornful" exaggerate the feelings that the sinners felt in life.

Which piece of textual evidence from the short story "civil peace" by chinua achebe can be used to defend the claim thatviolence has not ended despite the end of war?

Which options most accurately explain how the author of the war of the worlds uses the crash landing of the spaceship to introduce ogilvy's character? (select all that apply.)the war of the worldsogilvy goes to the site of the crash and is immediately certain that it has been caused by aliens. because of this, he immediately gets the townspeople together to fight. his actions characterize him as brave. ogilvy tries to those inside the cylinder. his actions characterize him as compassionate. ogilvy goes to the site of the crash to explore the area the morning after seeing the shooting star. once there, he examines the cylinder. his actions characterize him as curious. ogilvy runs to the nearest town to get away from the cylinder. his actions characterize him as cowardly.

How does siegfried sassoon's works persuade his audience to his point of view? how does his vocabulary affect the reader? your answer should be at least one hundred words.