Question

review the passage. the antithesis is shown in bold.
\croesus, tell me who of all men was it who persuaded thee to march upon my land and so to become an enemy to me?\
\o king, i did this to thy felicity and to my own misfortune, and the causer of this was the god of the hellenes, who incited me to march with my army. for no one is so senseless as to choose of his own will war rather peace, since in peace the sons bury their fathers, but in war the fathers bury their sons. but it was pleasing, i suppose, to the divine powers that these things should come to pass thus.\
adapted from herodotus, the histories. translated by g. c. macaulay
what is the effect of the antithesis on the passage’s meaning or tone?
it emphasizes the perils of war.
it implies that croesus’s son has died.
it suggests peacetime is just as deadly as war.

Explanation:

The antithesis "in peace the sons bury their fathers, but in war the fathers bury their sons" contrasts peace and war. In peace, sons (younger) bury fathers (older, natural death), while in war, fathers bury sons (implying premature, violent death). This contrast highlights war’s danger, emphasizing its perils. The second option is not directly implied (the antithesis is general, not about Croesus’s son specifically), and the third is wrong as peace’s deaths are natural, war’s are violent—peace isn’t as deadly.

Answer:

It emphasizes the perils of war.