The prepositional phrase for this sentence is "go until Friday." The word "go" is a preposition. Think of it as a squirrel and a log. To find a preposition, say "The squirrel (went) [insert preposition] the log." If it makes sense, it is a preposition. Then just find the phrase to go along with it!
The correct answer here would be that "conscription was despotism."
Despotism
refers to the absolute rule of the a single entity who rules as it
choose. That was usually a monarch but it can be any kind of government
that obstructs the rights of its citizens. It is used to describe the
abuse of power and the oppressing of people. Here conscription is
despotism as the government is oppressing the people and their rights
given to them by the 13th Amendment and it is abusing its power.
There were several occurrences of figurative language. At the very beginning of the poem, the line “We wear the mask that grins and lies” is an example of personification.
And because read it aloud eggs and bacon were frying in the skillet.
