Question

Read the two passages and answer the question. Passage 1 Aloft raise the spear as ye march on your foe! With no thought of retreat, with no terror confessed, Hurl your last dart in dying, or strike your last blow. Oh, 't is noble and glorious to fight for our all, (from "Exhortation to Battle" by Callinus, translated by Henry Nelson Coleridge) Passage 2 He had rid himself of the red sickness of battle. The sultry nightmare was in the past. He had been an animal blistered and sweating in the heat and pain of war. He turned now ... to images of ... fresh meadows, cool brooks—an existence of soft and eternal peace. (from The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane) Passage 1 is from a poem, while Passage 2 is from a novel. Which statement describes how the passages compare to each other? A. Passage 1 is about the loss of lives in war, while Passage 2 justifies the political reasons to avenge war. B. Passage 1 is about the glory of battle, while Passage 2 reflects on the horrors of war. C. Passage 1 and Passage 2 describe the glory of war, but the authors use different styles. D. Passage 1 and Passage 2 describe the valor of soldiers, but they differ in their use of figurative language.

Answer 1

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