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 passages meaning or tone? it implies that croesuss son has died. it emphasizes the perils of war.

Explanation:

The antithesis "in peace the sons bury their fathers, but in war the fathers bury their sons" contrasts the natural order of life - death in peace with the reversed and tragic order in war. This highlights the unnatural and perilous nature of war.

Answer:

It emphasizes the perils of war.