Sunday, May 8, 2016

Which passage from Julius Caesar best uses imagery a) And they would go and kiss dead Caesar's wounds / And dip their napkins in his sacred blood,...

You are quite correct in thinking that answer A has the best imagery, and I'll explain why. First, however, it helps to know why the other options are wrong. Answers B, C, and D do not really have any imagery at all. B has a slight example of imagery in the phrase "Caesar's angel," but it's a very soft example and, other than that, B,C, and D are largely statements without any descriptive figurative language....

You are quite correct in thinking that answer A has the best imagery, and I'll explain why. First, however, it helps to know why the other options are wrong. Answers B, C, and D do not really have any imagery at all. B has a slight example of imagery in the phrase "Caesar's angel," but it's a very soft example and, other than that, B,C, and D are largely statements without any descriptive figurative language. As a contrast, consider the rich images in A, the first option: "dead Caesar's wounds," "sacred blood," or "a hair of him for memory."All of these phrases employ rich descriptions that instantly give you a picture of the scene, which is basically a depiction of the dead Julius Caesar lying in repose. Thus, while the question seems to leave the answer up to independent opinion, it really only makes sense to choose the first answer, as it provides the only definitive example of imagery. 

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