Answer:
"Boredom was a terror almost as awful as the work itself."
Explanation:
This is the metaphor that Gary Soto uses in the text "One Last Time. " In this text, Soto describes both boredom and work as awful "terrors." This shows that Soto finds it difficult and disheartening to engage in either of these activities, as he does not enjoy work or rest. The image conveys the idea that Soto has lost all drive and motivation. This metaphor contributes to creating a tone of sadness and desperation.
Colons. The colon is a stronger punctuation mark than the semicolon. As a result, within sentences, it is used only after a complete sentence--never after a dependent clause or phrase.
Answer:
B. an incident on a lonely highway late in the night
The right answer is A. In the first scene of Act 2, Brutus is wondering whether killing Caesar is the right course of action and he thinks that if Caesar were to be crowned it would "change his nature". Later on, he uses the metaphor of the ladder to represent the climb to power and says that once men have climbed all the way to the top, they have nothing but scorn towards everything below them: "But when he once attains the upmost round / He then unto the ladder turns his back / Looks in the clouds, scorning the base degrees / By which he did ascend. So Caesar may."
