Question

read the excerpt from julius caesar, act 2, scene 2. calpurnia. caesar, i never stood on ceremonies, yet now they fright me. there is one within, besides the things that we have heard and seen, recounts most horrid sights seen by the watch. a lioness hath whelped in the streets, and graves have yawned, and yielded up their dead. fierce fiery warriors fight upon the clouds, in ranks and squadrons and right form of war, which drizzled blood upon the capitol. the noise of battle hurtled in the air, horses did neigh, and dying men did groan, and ghosts did shriek and squeal about the streets. o caesar, these things are beyond all use, and i do fear them. which quotations from this excerpt are examples of imagery? select three options. \caesar, i never stood on ceremonies.\ \and graves have yawned, and yielded up their dead.\ \fierce fiery warriors fight upon the clouds.\ \the noise of battle hurtled in the air.\ \o caesar, these things are beyond all use.\

Explanation:

Imagery uses descriptive language to create mental images. Let's analyze each option:

• "Caesar, I never stood on ceremonies." This is a statement about her attitude, no imagery.
• "And graves have yawned, and yielded up their dead." "Graves yawning" is personification (a type of imagery) creating a vivid image of graves opening to release the dead.
• "Fierce fiery warriors fight upon the clouds." Describes warriors on clouds, creating a visual image.
• "The noise of battle hurtled in the air." Describes the sound of battle in the air, creating an auditory image (a type of imagery).
• "O Caesar, these things are beyond all use." This is a statement about the uselessness of events, no imagery.

So the three options with imagery are the ones describing graves, warriors on clouds, and battle noise.

Answer:

B. "And graves have yawned, and yielded up their dead."
C. "Fierce fiery warriors fight upon the clouds."
D. "The noise of battle hurtled in the air."